Is RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE FILLED GOURMET CUPCAKES, RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE Vegetarian?


Ingredients
ICING SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), WATER, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHOCOLATE FLAVORED SWIRL (WATER, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, COCOA POWDER [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], COLOR [CARAMEL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE], SALT, AGAR-AGAR, SODIUM ACID SULFATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), FRUIT FILLING (WATER, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, BLUEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], COLOR [FD&C BLUE #1, FD&C RED #40]), EGGS, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), RASPBERRY FLAVOR COMPOUND (CORN SYRUP, RASPBERRY JUICE, FRUCTOSE, RASPBERRIES, CITRIC ACID, WATER, COLOR [BEET POWDER], SUGAR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PECTIN, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), WHEY (MILK),NONFAT DRY MILK, INVERT SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, LEAVENING BLEND (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), SALT, EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE]), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, COLOR (FD&C RED #40).
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.


