Tag: Not Vegan

The below piece is from the Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) email news letter
http://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/index.htm

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PANDA EXPRESS – NOT VEGETARIAN
from: VRG-NEWS, The Vegetarian Resource Group Newsletter
Editors: Sonja Y. Helman & John L. Cunningham
December 2006

Most of you have probably eaten at or at least seen the popular
quick-service Chinese restaurant, Panda Express. It is common to find them at airports and food courts. You may not be aware that with the exception of the steamed rice, their food is not vegetarian. Their website unequivocally states “we do not offer vegetarian meals.” Their food is prepared with a chicken base. For more information, you can go to their nutrition page on the web

http://www.pandaexpress.com/menu/nutrition.aspx

They responded to our email saying, “Although some of our stores are transitioning to using a vegetable broth we still do not offer vegetarian entrees.” If you would like to offer positive comments to Panda Express regarding your desire that all their restaurants use vegetable broth, you can contact them through their website

http://www.pandaexpress.com

A recurring topic in various forums is if vegans can get something to eat at Subway. I emailed Subway about nutritional information( it isn’t on their site ) and I thought I would share the info. An excerpt from their email starts below the “==” line

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In response to your question the Ingredients and nutritional information for the Gardenburger and VegiMax are as follows:

Gardenburger:

Mushrooms, brown rice, onions, rolled oats, part-skim mozzarella, cottage cheese curd, egg white, cheddar cheese, bulgar wheat, natural seasonings and spices, autolyzed yeast, sea salt, olive oil, tapioca starch, and vegetable gum.

Calories 390
Protein (g) 19
Carbohydrates (g) 66
Sugar 6
Fat (g) 7
Sat. Fat (g) 2.5
Cholesterol (mg) 5
Sodium (mg) 960
Dietary Fiber (g) 9

VegiMax is as follows:

The ingredients: Vegetables (mushroom, water chestnuts, onions, carrots,green and red bell peppers, black olives), textured vegetable protein (soy protein consentrate, wheat gluten), egg whites, cooked brown rice, rolled oats, corn oil, calcium caseinate, soy sauce (water, soybeans, saly=t,wheat) Contains 2% or less of the following: onion powder, cornstarch, salt, hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat protein, sucrose, soy protein isolate,spices, garlic powder, dextrose, jalapeno pepper powder, celery extract.

Calories 390
Protein (g) 24
Carbohydrates (g) 56
Sugar 7
Fat (g) 8
Sat. Fat (g) 1.5
Cholesterol (mg) 10
Sodium (mg) 1030
Dietary Fiber (g) 7

The above values include wheat or white bread, a 3.0 oz patty, and all the standard vegetables. Cheese or other condiments are not included.

The above information is for a 6 inch sub which is a local product. However, the nutrient value may vary depending on the store’s manufacturer. Further nutritional information on our national products can be found on our web site at subway.com