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especially in cheeses and beverages. Vegan

sorbitan Commercial Source: vegetable. Used in: the manufacture of many other

compounds. (See also: polysorbate, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80). Definition: A substance derived most often from corn and used in the manufacture of many common food additives, such as polysorbate 80. (See polysorbate 80). Vegan

sorbitol Commercial Source: vegetable. Used in: candy, vegetable oils, frozen desserts,

shredded coconut, sugar-free soft drinks, sugarless chewing gum. Definition: A type of alcohol most often used as a sugar substitute. Typically Vegan

Product information: Archer Daniels Midland Co., a manufacturer of sorbitol, uses corn as its carbohy­drate source.

Sucanat granulated with honey See sucanat.

sodium carbonate Also known as: soda ash. Commercial Source: mineral. Used in: soups, puddings, sauces, baked goods, butter, cream, milk, ice cream, olives, cocoa products, mouthwash. Definition: A food additive with many functions, especially as an acid regulator or flavoring agent. Vegan

sodium caseinate Also known as: casein. Commercial Source: mineral-animal (milk). Used in: processed meats, ice cream, sherbert, frozen desserts, nondairy whipped toppings, coffee whiteners, egg substitutes, desserts, imitation sausage, soups, stews, diet foods. Defin­ition: A common food additive with many food uses including whitening, whipping, and binding. Vegetarian

sodium hydroxide Also known as: caustic soda, soda lye. Commer­cial Source: mineral. Used in: black olives, food starch, pretzels, potatoes, fruits, vegetable oil, animal fat, sour cream, butter, cocoa products, canned veg­etables. Definition: A common industrial chemical with a wide range of food uses, such as making foods less acidic. Vegan

sodium pantothenate See pantothenic acid.

sodium nitrate Also known as: Chile saltpeter. Commercial Source: mineral. Exists in: spinach, beets, radishes, eggplant, celery, lettuce, collards, turnip greens, broccoli. Also present in large amounts in vegetables which have been heavily fertilized with nitrate fertilizers. Used in: meat and meat products. Definition: A preservative used to cure meats. Vegan

stabilizer Also known as: thickener. Commer­cial Source: vegetable, synthetic. Examples: starch, natural and synthetic gums. Def­inition: The general name for a large class of additives which thickens foods or maintains a desired texture or consistency in foods. Typically Vegan

starch See unmodified starch.

stearic acid Also known as: n-octadecanoic acid. Commercial Source: animal or vegetable. Exists in: vegetable and animal oils, animal fats, cascarilla bark extract, and in synthetic form. Used in: butter flavoring, vanilla flavoring, chewing gum, fruit waxes, butter. Stearic acid is also used to make many other food additives. (See calcium stearate). Definition: A common additive most often used as a binder in foods. May Be Non-Vegetarian

Product information: Archer Daniels Midland Co., a manufacturer of stearic acid, reports that they use soybean oil. Wirco Corp., one of the three largest manufacturers of stearic acid, reports that they do have a kosher stearic acid which is all-vegetable, coming from soy oil, although most of their stearic acid is animal-derived, coming from cow and hog sources. Alan Chemical Corp. reports that kosher stearic acid, and its derivatives such as calcium stearate, do not necessarily have to be vegetable-derived.

Sucanat Commercial Source: vegetable. "Sucanat Granulated with Honey" is vegetable-animal (insect). Used in: soy yogurt, puddings, breakfast cereals, cookies, pizza, veggie dogs, teas, juices, granola, mints, lozenges. Defin­ition: Concentrated sugar cane juice available in granular, juice, and syrup forms. Vegan (except the variety containing honey).

Product information: Sucanat, North America Corp., the creator and producer of this ingredient, reports that they do not use a cow bone filter. Sucanat, North America Corp. reports that Sucanat Granu­lated with Honey will soon be discontinued.

Sucanat granulated with honey See sucanat

succinic acid Commercial source: synthetic or vegetable. Exists in: fungi. Used in: baked goods, relishes, beverages, sausage. Defin­ition: An additive used to control the acid level in foods and beverages. Vegan

sucrose Also known as: sugar, cane sugar, beet sugar, refined sugar. Commercial Source: vegetable. Sucrose derived from sugar cane may have been processed through a cow bone filter. Sucrose derived from beet sugar has not been pro­cessed through a cow bone filter. Used in: confec­tions, baked goods, processed foods, condiments, beverages, breakfast cereals. Definition: The major component of refined sugar. Typically Non-Vegetarian

Product information: Domino Sugar Corp., the largest sugar manufacturer, uses a bone char filter. Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc., the second largest manufacturer, also uses bone char. California & Hawaiian Sugar Co. also employs bone char filters for all of its sugars except its Washed Raw Sugar. Refined Sugars, Inc. (producers of jack Frost Sugar) uses a granular carbon instead of bone char. Florida Crystal Sugar does not use bone char.

suet See tallow.

Sunette See acesulfame K.

surface-active agents Also known as: sur­factants. Commercial Source: animal, vegetable, synthetic. Used in:

cheeses, salad dressings, peanut butter, processed foods. Example: sorbitan monostearate (See: sorbitan).