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Know what’s in it and where it came from
Squinting at an ingredient list in the middle of a grocery aisle? Vegan Wiki gives you a straight answer for E-numbers, fabrics, the hidden agents used in production, and those cryptic certification logos. Every entry says where the answer came from and when we last checked it.
274 entries. Search by name, E-number, or the alias printed on the pack.
274
Total entries
92
E-numbers catalogued
50
Materials documented
50
Processing agents exposed
Is it vegan
All 34 checks →Whole products rather than single ingredients, with the exact substance that decides each answer.
Database
Four reference sections. Written for the grocery aisle rather than the lifestyle blog.
E-Numbers & Additives
92 entries
Is E471 vegan? E120? Get a definitive answer for every food additive — source, status, and what to look for on labels.
Textile & Material Ledger
50 entries
Is PU leather vegan? Is Gore-Tex? Vegan status, environmental impact, and durability for every major material.
Processing Agents
50 entries
The hidden friction. Isinglass in your beer. Bone char in your sugar. Substances used in production that usually stay off the label.
Certifications
48 entries
What those logos on packaging mean — legally. Audit rigor, supply chain verification, and what brands pay to get certified.
Popular lookups
The most-checked entries across the wiki.
Read up on the bigger questions
All articles →Where one entry stops short and the pattern behind a whole label is worth explaining.
Reference list
Which E-numbers are not vegan
The complete breakdown of all 92 additives — which always come from animals, which depend on the supplier, and which are safe to skip past.
8 min read
Do Vegans Wear Wool
Wool sits in an odd spot. The sheep walks away from the shearing shed, so the usual argument about slaughter lands differently here. That is exactly why the question keeps coming up — and why the answer rests on a different idea than the one most people expect.
10 min read
How Vegan Certification Works
The word vegan carries no legal definition in most countries, which means a brand can print it on a pack without answering to anyone. Certification marks exist to fill that gap. They differ enormously in what they verify, and the difference is worth understanding before you trust one or pay for one.
10 min read
Vegan Clothing Materials and How to Spot Them
Ten fibers in common use come from animals. Everything else on a rail is plant, mineral, or synthetic. The harder part of a wardrobe check is rarely the main fabric — it is the button, the trim, the lining, and the one EU label phrase most people have never noticed.
What makes Vegan Wiki different
Most vegan resources are blogs — top-10 lists, affiliate links, and a lot of opinions. We wanted something calmer: a place you can trust to just tell you the facts and let you decide. Every entry gives you a clear vegan status, where the substance comes from, where it tends to show up, and honest notes — 274 of them across four sections, all free, forever. You can read every page right away, keep your wallet closed, and feel at home whichever way you eat. Whether you're vegan, vegan-curious, cooking for someone who is, or simply reading labels more closely than you used to, this is for you.
Brand sections launching Q3 2027
Food, cosmetics, and clothing brand databases are currently being built. Each entry will include corporate ownership, parent company data, certification status, and supply chain transparency scores.
Food & Drink Brands
Plant-based food, dairy alternatives, beverages
Indexing in progress
Cosmetics & Beauty
Skincare, makeup, haircare, fragrance
Indexing in progress
Clothing & Fashion
Apparel, footwear, accessories, textiles
Indexing in progress
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