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Vegan foods

Plant foods only: no meat, fish, dairy, eggs or honey.

What this list includes and excludes

Includes. Vegetables, fruit and berries, legumes, grains and pasta, nuts and seeds, potatoes and tubers, plant oils, herbs and spices.

Excludes. Everything from an animal — meat, poultry, fish, seafood, dairy, eggs, honey, gelatine and animal fats — plus every category this snapshot cannot vouch for, such as prepared dishes, soups, sauces and bakery.

The exact rules this page ran

These are printed from the same file the filter reads, so what you see is what ran. A food appears above only if it passed every one of them.

• Source. The row must belong to the USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy source family. Rows without retained provenance are excluded.
• Allowed categories (8). A food outside these categories cannot appear, whatever its name. Köögivili, Puuviljad ja marjad, Kaunviljad, Teravili ja pasta, Pähklid ja seemned, Kartulid ja mugulad, Vürtsid ja maitseained, Rasvad ja õlid
• Disqualifying words (99). A food whose name contains any of these is removed. beef, pork, bacon, ham,, , ham, sausage, salami, pepperoni, chorizo, frankfurter, chicken, turkey, duck, goose, lamb, mutton, veal, venison, rabbit, liver, tripe, gizzard, giblet, meat, poultry, lard, tallow, gelatin, broth, bouillon, gravy, pate,, blood, brains, fish, tuna, salmon, cod,, cod , herring, sardine, anchov, mackerel, trout, halibut, haddock, pollock, perch, pike, bass,, catfish, tilapia, , eel, caviar, roe, shrimp, prawn, crab, lobster, clam, oyster, mussel, scallop, squid, octopus, crayfish, surimi, seafood, worcestershire, milk, cheese, yogurt, yoghurt, cream, butter, whey, casein, lactose, kefir, quark, curd, ricotta, mozzarella, cheddar, parmesan, custard, ghee, dairy, rennet, rennin, egg, honey, lactose, shellac, carmine, isinglass, margarine, mayonnaise, salad dressing
• Rescued false positives (41). A food whose name contains one of these keeps its place even if a disqualifying word also matches — this is what stops "peanut butter" being read as butter. peanut butter, nut butter, sesame butter, cocoa butter, apple butter, shea butter, butternut, buttercup, butterhead, butterbur, butter beans, butterbean, soymilk, soy milk, coconut milk, almond milk, rice milk, oat milk, milk thistle, coconut cream, cream style, cream of tartar, nondairy, non-dairy, bean curd, eggplant, meatless, meat extender, coconut meat, poultry seasoning, lambsquarters, gooseberr, collard, crabapple, honeydew, blood orange, kidney beans, beans, kidney, breadfruit, breadnut, spaghetti squash
• Ranking. The table below is sorted by protein per 100 g, highest first.

Top 30 by protein

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy source family · checked 2026-09-02

What to watch on this pattern

Every restriction removes something useful along with the thing it was aimed at. These are the points that come up most often for vegan eating — not a warning against it, and not a list of problems you will have.

• Vitamin B12. B12 occurs naturally only in animal foods and in fortified products. A reliable supplement or fortified food is the standard advice for anyone eating no animal foods at all.
• Iron. Plant (non-haem) iron is absorbed less efficiently than the iron in meat. Vitamin C in the same meal helps; tea and coffee at the same meal hinder it.
• Calcium. Without dairy, calcium has to come from fortified plant drinks, tofu set with calcium, and green vegetables.
• Iodine. Dairy and fish are the usual dietary carriers. Iodised salt or a supplement is the common replacement.
• Omega-3 (EPA/DHA). Flax, chia and walnuts supply ALA; conversion to EPA and DHA is limited, which is why algal oil is often discussed.
• Vitamin D. Not diet-specific — northern latitudes are the limiting factor for everyone, vegan or not.

Source: EFSA Dietary Reference Values for the EU · checked 2026-09-02

This page is general nutrition information. It is not dietary advice, it is not an allergen check, and it cannot tell you whether a specific product is safe for you. Coeliac disease, food allergy, kidney disease and pregnancy all change what a food list means — those belong with a clinician or a registered dietitian.

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