U4ic_Tendencies
Contrary to popular belief, it turns out that most cheeses aren't vegetarian. There is an enzyme used in many cheese and cheese products called "rennet" that is used to make the milk coagulate. This enzyme is obtained by slicing up cow and pig stomachs and grinding it down into the milk. Even a lot of chips with cheese flavorings have a listing of "enzymes" in the ingridents, which is often rennet.
I'm actually pretty upset at this. I had no idea that they used parts of an animal in the formation of most cheeses. Here's a website with further detail and a list of vegetarian and vegan cheeses.
http://www.natural-connection.com/resource/tnc_reference_library/cheese.html
I'm sorry if this is a repeat, but I was just so blown away by this. I feel terrible that I've been eating it.
What do you guys think? Is this completely old news that I somehow missed? THANK YOU SO MUCH! I looked everywhere for information on enzymes, and I couldn't find if they killed animals for them. For awhile, I saw that cheeses had enzymes, and looked up that dairy products got them from animals, but I didn't know if they killed the animals or not. Now I know that they aren't vegetarian.
I found this out awhile ago, and was super upset D: Because, I love cheese (but, of course, I love animals more), and just knowing that it is made my killing pour animals breaks my heart! This whole time, I thought I was vegetarian. But, I cannot turn back time, so all I can do now is not eat things with enzymes with them. There are some types of cheeses, in macaroni and stuff, that use "non-animal enzymes", and for that, I'm grateful.
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