Nuttelex Original is the trail-blazer that set the modern standard for a healthier way for us all to enjoy our daily bread. It was Australia's first cholesterol oil free, 100% plant based spread to be sold nationally in supermarkets and today remains a leader in its category and a true family favourite.
Dietary Requirements & Food Allergies
Are all Flora products suitable for vegans? Flora 100% Natural Ingredients and Flora Lighter are suitable for vegans and are certified by the Vegan Society. Flora Buttery contains buttermilk and it isn't suitable for a vegan diet.
You should be able to easily pick up some of the most popular brands: Earth Balance, Milkadamia, and plant-based margarine from Country Crock. Of course, go to any health-food store and you should have your pick of the cream of the crop (pun intended) of plant-based butter.
Nuttelex spreads are completely free from all animal ingredients. That includes every single ingredient we use right down to the vitamins A, D + E which are all plant derived.
Vegemite (/ˈvɛdʒimaɪt/ VEJ-i-myte) is a thick, dark brown Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives.
What are good vegan butter substitutes? In baking, you can use vegan butter, applesauce, dairy-free yogurt, coconut oil, coconut butter, olive oil, nut butter, mashed banana and mashed avocado. In cooking, you can use olive oil, coconut oil, vegetable stock, or avocado oil to replace butter.
Vegan butter therefore is a type of dairy-free margarine that's got all of the fat with none of the milk. One of the most popular brands of vegan butter is Earth Balance, which says it's vegan right on the packaging.
Brands to look for are Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks and Melt Organic Vegan Butter Sticks, both plant-based and made to taste like butter. Blue Bonnet Lactose-Free sticks are made with vegetable oil and are dairy-free and gluten-free, and have the "same great taste as Blue Bonnet."
Originally, Flora launched a dairy-free spread in 2016, yet still produced spreads with animal products in them too. Now, since 2019, Flora Original, Flora Buttery and Flora Light are all suitable for vegans to consume.
Flora claim this change is due to customer feedback that shoppers preferred “the familiar taste profile” and buttery taste of the line's original recipe.
What we're made of. Palm kernel and palm oil, water, sunflower oil, pea protein, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid, natural flavor, annatto (color), vitamin A palmitate.
Ingredients. Vegetable oil, water, salt, emulsifiers (471, sunflower lecithin), natural flavour, vitamins A, D, E, natural colour (beta carotene).
All Aussie products are PETA certified cruelty free. And the entire SOS range is both vegan and cruelty free.
Because refined sugars made from sugarcane require bone char to achieve a clear white colour, most refined cane sugars are unsuitable for vegans. Some types of brown sugar also involve using bone char, such as those that are created by adding molasses to refined cane sugar to achieve the brown colour.
Butter isn't traditionally vegan as it's typically a dairy product that's made from cow's milk that has been churned to separate the fat compounds. Vegans don't eat animal products so won't eat traditional butter.
Most dark chocolate is inherently vegan. Superior quality dark chocolate only has a handful of ingredients: cocoa, (usually listed as cocoa mass and cocoa butter), sugar, lecithin, and sometimes vanilla.
Earth Balance. This is the go-to dairy-free butter many vegan households—and it's one of the most widely available! Earth Balance vegan butter tastes just as great as butter… many people like it even better!
If the recipe calls for 1 cup butter, use ¾ cup vegetable oil. The function of using butters and oils in baking is to keep the dessert moist, which is essential in any recipe, so vegetable oil is a great substitute for butter in most vegan recipes.
Is VEGEMITE suitable for vegans and vegetarians? Yes, VEGEMITE is suitable for both vegans and vegetarians.
KFC Australia has launched its first ever plant-based option — Wicked Popcorn. The meat-free bites are made with pea protein and feature the same spice mix as the chain's Wicked Wings. Wicked Popcorn is available in a box, a bowl, or as a Combo option with fries and a drink.