Is HANNAFORD, UNSEEDED RYE SLICED BREAD Vegetarian?


Ingredients
UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, YEAST, RYE FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, ORGANIC GLUCOSE AND INVERT SUGAR SYRUP, MALTED WHEAT FLOUR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WHEAT FLOUR, RYE MEAL, WHOLE GRAIN RYE FLOUR, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM STEAROYL, LACTYLATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, CALCIUM IODATE, DATEM, ETHOXYLATED MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID), SOY LECITHIN, GROUND CARAWAY SEED, SUGAR, ACETIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, POWDERED FLAXSEED, WHEAT STARCH, CALCIUM SULFATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, GROUND DILL SEED, MALTODEXTRIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY FLOUR, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO RETARD SPOILAGE).
What is a Vegetarian diet?
A vegetarian diet eliminates meat, poultry, and fish but typically includes dairy, eggs, and plant-based foods. People adopt it for ethical, environmental, or health reasons. This diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds as key nutrient sources. Vegetarians often get protein from eggs, tofu, beans, and lentils. It can offer health benefits such as reduced risk of heart disease and improved weight management, though attention should be given to nutrients like iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. With proper planning, a vegetarian diet can be both nutritionally complete and sustainable.


