Glossary of Ingredients
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Agar Agar- A natural vegetable gelatin made from red algae. Used as a replacement for animal gelatine in some recipes. A natural laxative.
Almond Butter- Made from soaked, ground raw almonds. Can be used to replace peanut butter. Make your own or buy from a health food store. Other nuts can be used to make nut butters as well.
Bell Peppers- Capsicum
Better Than Milk- non dairy/non animal milk substitute eg. Soy, Rice , Nut.
Bragg’s Liquid Aminos- unfermented soy sauce. Sold as Braggs All Purpose Seasoning in local health food shops.
Carob Powder- Made from ground carob beans. High in goodness, caffeine free so is a good replacement for chocolate powder or cocoa which do contain caffeine. Dark carob powder has a bitter taste while light is sweeter and gives a better flavour in sweet recipes.
Cilantro- Also called Chinese Parsley or Coriander
Coffee Substitutes- Made from Cereals such as barley instead of coffee beans so is caffeine free. eg. Ecco, Caro, Nature’s Cuppa.
Cornmeal- Made from milled corn or maize. Also known as Polenta.
Emes Unflavoured Gelatin- Non animal gelatin.
Flaxseed- Linseed
Florida Crystals- Pure cane sugar containing no preservatives or additives with no animal products used during processing. An alternative to white sugar which is usually bleached using animal by products.
Fructose- Sugar obtained from fruit. Found in Health Food Stores.
Nutritional Yeast- Savoury Yeast Flakes. Found in Health Food Stores and some supermarkets.
Pimentos- A type of red pepper (chilli shape). Red capsicum can be used as an alternative.
Scallions- Onions with a small bulb. eg. Spring onions, shallots, leek.
Sucanat- Sweetener, an alternative to sugar.
Tahini- Hulled and milled sesame seeds.
Tamari- Wheat free, naturally fermented, unpasteurized soy sauce.
Tofutti Cream Cheese- Non animal cream cheese. Available in Coles Supermarkets along with another brand - King Land Soy Cream Cheese. Tofutti sliced soy cheese is also available from the supermarkets and comes in different flavours.
Vegenaise- Natural mayonnaise free of egg, dairy and refined sweetener.
