It would seem that he does not eat meat, hence, a vegetarian. All this, but with the popularization of this gastronomic and ethical direction, its varieties - raw - food , fruitarians, lacto-ovo vegetarians, vegans - began to develop. The most frequent question, leading to bewilderment of those who are trying to understand this tangle without meat - the difference between vegan and vegetarian. We answer - the severity of morals.
Who is a vegetarian?
A vegetarian is a collective term that unites people who refused, primarily from animal meat. Vegetarianism can be more or less strict. There are forms of vegetarianism in which a person does not eat meat and eggs (eggs are considered "abortions" of chickens), but drinks milk, other devotees believe that milk can not be drunk, because the cow wanted to give them a drink of his calf, and the person took from her this opportunity.
There are even forms of vegetarianism in which you are allowed to eat chicken and fish, but you can not eat red meat - although this species rather refers to vegetarianism "health" than to ethical principles.
Who is vegan?
Now we come close to the difference between vegans and vegetarians. Vegans are old-timers of vegetarianism. This is the most rigorous and irreconcilable, namely, ethical direction. Here, all products obtained by exploiting animals are excluded. And vegans , and vegetarians do not eat meat, but in addition, the first refuse from:
- milk, eggs and any animal protein;
- gelatin (it is added almost in all), rennet enzymes
(look for melted cheeses); - honey;
- fur, leather, silk, wool;
- products, the production of which used animal components (such as refined, crystalline sugar).
In addition, vegan principally do not visit circuses, zoos, "photo with animals", bullfighting, dolphinariums and oceanariums, and also do not use products that have been tested on animals.