Is Ivar's Soup Company Puget Sound Clam Chowder With Bacon Soup of the Day, Puget Sound Clam Bacon Vegetarian?


Ingredients
CLAM STOCK (WATER, CLAM BASE [COOKED CLAMS, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR {CONTAINS COD}, UNSALTED BUTTER [CREAM {MILK}], POTATO FLOUR, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER), CLAMS AND CLAM JUICE (CLAMS AND CLAM JUICE, SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE {TO RETAIN NATURAL JUICES} AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA {TO PROTECT COLOR}), CHOWDER MIX (COCONUT OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE {A MILK DERIVATIVE}, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, SUGAR, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN), POTATOES (POTATOES, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, FLAVORING, SODIUM NITRITE), CANOLA OIL, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DEHYDRATED ONION, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, DEHYDRATED CELERY, CULTURED DEXTROSE (MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE), LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CHOWDER SEASONING (GARLIC POWDER, SPICE, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SALT, SPICE EXTRACTIVE)
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.


