Is Marketside Coffee Cake Muffins, Coffee Cake Vegetarian?


Ingredients
BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, EGGS, BROWN SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: PALM OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GLYCERIN, CINNAMON FLAVORED BITES (SUGAR, PALM OIL, CINNAMON, SOYBEAN LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], NATURAL FLAVOR), WALNUTS, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCAL CIUM PHOSPHATE), INVERT SUGAR, MOLASSES, EMULSIFIER BLEND (MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POLYSORBATE 60), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, WHEY (MILK), NONFAT DRY MILK, CARAMEL COLOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, XANTHAN GUM, SPICE, GUAR GUM, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC (COLOR), ENZYMES.
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.


