Animal products are either produced by an animal or taken from the body of an animal. The term is primarily used in relation to diet, particularly for vegetarians, vegans and those concerned with maintaining a Kosher, Halaal, or raw food diet. This article is primarily about the human diet For a discussion of animal diets see List of feeding behaviours. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus, he כַּשְׁרוּת refers to Jewish dietary laws. Halal (حلال ḥalāl, halaal) is an Arabic term meaning permissible. Raw foodism (or rawism) is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of un- cooked, un- processed, and often Organic foods as a large percentage
The term animal product is generally not applied to products made from fossilized or decomposed animals. Petroleum is formed from the ancient remains of marine animals but is not considered an animal product. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Crops grown in soil fertilized with animal remains are also not considered animal products. Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant
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Common animal products used for food
- blood, especially in the form of blood sausage
- carmine also known as cochineal (food dye)
- casein (found in milk and cheese)
- civet oil (food flavoring additive)
- dairy products (e. Taboo food and drinks are food and drink which people abstain from consuming for religious or cultural reasons Black pudding or (less often blood pudding is a British English term for Sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal Cochineal is the name of both Crimson or Carmine Dye and the cochineal insect ( Dactylopius coccus) a scale See Casein paint for information about casein usage in artistic painting Civets are small lithe-bodied mostly arboreal Mammals native to the tropics of Africa and Asia Dairy products are generally defined as Foodstuffs produced from Milk. g. , milk, cheese, yoghurt, etc. Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes. Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. Yoghurt, yogurt, yoghourt, youghurt or yogourt (see spelling below is a )
- eggs
- gelatin
- honey
- honeydew (secretion)
- isinglass (used in clarification of beer and wine)
- L-cysteine from human hair and pig bristles (used in the production of biscuits and bread)
- lard
- meat, including fish
- rennet (commonly used in the production of cheese)
- shellac
- swiftlet's nest (made of saliva)
- whey (found in cheese and added to many other products)
Non-food animal products
- ambergris
- beeswax
- blood and some blood substitutes (blood used for transfusions is always human in origin, though some blood substitutes are made from animal sources. An egg is a round or oval body laid by the female of many animals consisting of an Ovum surrounded by layers of Membranes and an outer casing which acts to nourish Gelatin (also gelatine, from French gélatine) is a translucent colourless brittle nearly tasteless solid substance, extracted from the Honey is a sweet and Viscous fluid produced by Honey bees (and some other species and derived from the nectar of Flowers According to the Honeydew is a Sugar -rich sticky substance secreted by Aphids and some Scale insects as they feed on Plant sap. Isinglass is a substance obtained from the Swimbladders of Fish (especially Beluga sturgeon) used mainly for the clarification of Wine and Not to be confused with Cystine, its oxidized dimer Cysteine (abbreviated as Cys or C) is an α- Amino acid with Hair is a keratinised protein filament that grows through the epidermis from follicles deep within the Dermis. Pork' is the Culinary name for Meat from the domestic Pig ( Sus scrofa) often specifically the fresh meat but can be used as an all-inclusive A biscuit (ˈbɪskɨt is a small baked product the exact meaning varies markedly in different parts of the world Bread is a Staple food prepared by Baking a Dough of Flour and Water. Lard is pig Fat in both its rendered and unrendered forms Lard was commonly used in many cuisines as a Cooking fat or Shortening In modern English usage meat most often refers to Animal tissue used as food mostly Skeletal muscle and associated Fat, but it may also refer Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two Rennet (ˈrɛnɪt is a natural complex of enzymes produced in any Mammalian Stomach to digest the mother's milk and often used in the production of Cheese Shellac is the commercial resin marketed in the form of amber flakes made from Lac, the secretion of the family of lac-producing insects though most commonly from the Swiftlets or cave swiftlets are Birds contained within the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus and Whey or milk plasma is the liquid remaining after Milk has been Curdled and strained it is a By-product of the manufacture of Cheese Ambergris ( Ambra grisea, Ambre gris, ambergrease, or grey Amber) is a solid waxy flammable substance of a dull gray or blackish For the rock song by Nirvana see Beeswax (song. Beeswax is a natural Wax produced in the bee hive of Honey bees of the genus Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products Blood substitutes, often called artificial blood, are used to fill fluid volume and/or carry Oxygen and other Blood gases in the Cardiovascular system Blood transfusion is the process of transferring Blood or blood-based products from one person into the Circulatory system of another Many diagnostic laboratory tests use animal or human sourced reagents)
- bone, including antlers, ivory, tusks, bone char, bone meal, etc. Bones are rigid organs that form part of the Endoskeleton of Vertebrates They function to move support and protect the various organs of the body produce Antlers are the usually large and complex horn -like appendages of most Deer species mostly worn by males only for some species such as Caribou by both Ivory is formed from Dentine and constitutes the bulk of the Teeth and Tusks of animals such as the Elephant, Hippopotamus, A tusk is an extremely long Incisor Tooth of certain Mammals that protrudes when the Mouth is closed Bone char, also known as bone black or animal Charcoal, is a granular Material produced by charring animal Bones the bones are heated Bone meal is a mixture of crushed and coarsely ground bones that is used as an Organic fertilizer for plants and formerly in animal feed
- casein (used in plastics, clothing, cosmetics, adhesives and paint)
- castoreum (secretion of the beaver used in perfumes and possibly in food flavoring)
- coral rock
- feathers
- foreskin (used to treat burns victims)
- fur
- gallstones (from livestock)
- ivory
- lanolin
- leather
- manure
- musk
- pearl or mother of pearl
- shellac
- silk
- sponges
- tallow, may be used in food and soap
- urine
- whale oil
- wool
See also
References
- Vegan Society - Criteria For Vegan Food
- Mian N Riaz, Riaz N Riaz, Muhammad M Chaudry Halal Food Production, CRC Press, 2004. See Casein paint for information about casein usage in artistic painting Castoreum is the name given to the exudate from the castor sacs of the mature North American Beaver Castor canadensis and the European Beaver Beavers are two primarily nocturnal semi-aquatic species of Rodent, one native to North America and one to Europe Corals are Marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small Sea anemone –like Polyps typically in colonies of many Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering or Plumage, on Birds They are considered the most complex integumentary structures In Male Human Anatomy, the foreskin or prepuce (a technically broader term that also includes the Clitoral hood, the homologous Fur clothing is Clothing made entirely of or partially of the Fur of animals In Medicine, gallstones (choleliths are Crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal Bile component Ivory is formed from Dentine and constitutes the bulk of the Teeth and Tusks of animals such as the Elephant, Hippopotamus, Lanolin, also called Adeps Lanae, wool wax, wool fat, anhydrous wool fat or wool grease, is a greasy yellow substance secreted by Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process Manure is Organic matter used as Organic fertilizer in Agriculture. Musk is the name originally given to a substance with a penetrating Odor obtained from a Gland of the male Musk deer, which is situated between its A pearl is a hard roundish object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled Mollusk. Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic-inorganic Composite material produced by some Mollusks as an inner shell layer Shellac is the commercial resin marketed in the form of amber flakes made from Lac, the secretion of the family of lac-producing insects though most commonly from the Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons The sponges or poriferans (from Latin porus "pore" and ferre "to bear" are Animals Tallow is a rendered form of Beef or Mutton Fat, processed from Suet. SOAP (see below for name and origins is a protocol for exchanging XML -based messages over Computer networks normally using Whale oil is the oil obtained from the Blubber of various species of Whales particularly the three species of Right Whale ( Eubalaena japonica Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Animal testing or animal research is the use of non-human Animals in scientific experimentation. ISBN 1-58716-029-3
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