"Daniel Miller" > wrote:

>> [Veggie Burger]... has "natural flavoring" and other stuff in it. So
it makes
>>you wonder. She said they used to be vegan, but they changed them.

> I'd be interested to see confirmation on this.
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From the BK Website:

BK VEGGIE® BURGER PATTY
Water, Mushrooms, Water Chestnuts, Cooked Brown Rice, Textured Wheat
Protein, Rolled Oats, Vital Wheat Gluten, Frozen Onions, Corn Oil, Frozen
Carrots, Potato Starch, Frozen Green Peppers, Frozen Red Peppers. Contains
2% or less of: Onion Powder, Corn Starch, Black Olives, Methyl Cellulose,
Salt, Modified Tapioca Starch, Rice Flour, Yeast Extract, Oat Fiber, Sugar,
Potato Dextrin, Konjac Flour, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Maltodextrin,
Natural Flavors from Non-Meat Sources, Dextrose, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium
Acid Pyrophosphate, Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten, Malt Extract, Sage, Grill
Flavor?, Basil, Raisin Juice Concentrate, Oregano, Jalapeno Pepper Powder,
Sesame Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Natural? Smoke
Flavoring, Celery Oleoresin, Wine, Citric Acid, Caramel Color, Xanthan Gum.
?Natural flavors from plant sources. Contains Wheat.
Note: This is NOT a VEGAN product.



I recall when the BK Veggie first came out, PETA was encouraging people to
go to Burger King and "support the veggie option." PETA even mentioned that
although the veggie burger 'contained milk ingredients' and the bun had
'trace amounts of dairy,' people should still support the veggie burger
simply to show that there were people seeking alternatives to meat. This
brought about a lot of controversy, and PETA quickly dropped their
endorsements.



In my opinion, whether or not you're hanging out with a bunch of
meat-eaters, i don't think it's very ethical to support one of the leading
sellers of beef. Hopefully your friends are courteous enough not to suggest
a fast food restaurant when out with you - and certainly they should be kind
enough to listen to alternative suggestions and respect your right not to
support McDonalds, Burger King, and the like.



Burger King statistics:

a.. Almost 11,400 restaurants in 57 countries, 368 in Canada;
b.. More than $11 billion U.S. in sales;
c.. Serves 15 million customers per day;
d.. Over 300,000 employees.
Animal Volumes (U.S.)

a.. Beef - $465,000,000
b.. Chicken - $293,000,000
c.. Pork - $78,000,000
d.. Cheese - $93,000,000
e.. Other Dairy - $40,000,000
f.. Eggs - $39,000,000
Total: $1,008,000,000 U.S.
(http://www.afac.ab.ca/lcc/LCC2002Summary.htm)

anyway, if you're not too concerned about supporting fast food restaurants,
check out this:

http://www.burgerme.co.uk/graphics/mcd_chickhead.jpg