Vitamin Not veggie friendly- opps

So i have been taken one-a-day womens vitamins. Today i noticed that they have gelitin in them.  Anyone know of vegan freindly vitamins

I don't know of a specific vegan friendly multi-vitamin, but Whole Foods carries quite a few vegan friendly herbs and individual vitamins.  I would be surprised if they do not have a multi-vitamin.  Most which are veg friendly will have "suitable for vegetarians" printed under the ingredient list.  Not sure why they don't specify vegan.  GNC has some veg friendly supplements.

You should Google "Deva Nutrition". All their supplements are 100% vegan. Also you can shop online through Vegan Essentials or Pangea. Any decent natural/health food stores should have a variety of vegan supplements.

Sometimes I'll bit the bullet, if I'm lite on cash and take supplements with gelatin. When my budget's tight, sometimes economics trump animal rights. That's the one downside to vegan supplements they can often cost 2 to 3 times more than their conventional counterparts.

Original Post by hgharmon:

That's the one downside to vegan supplements they can often cost 2 to 3 times more than their conventional counterparts.

Great point, HG.  You would think that the companies producing these (if their motivation is animal rights) they would price these similar to non-vegan products. 

My guess is they don't care about animals at all, and simply see a market full of suckers who are willing to pay 300% more than the competition. 

I don't mean that as an insult to Veg*ns, I mean this is probably the corporations' view. $$Cha-Ching$$

I never take vitamins because vegetarian ones are extremely rare, it seems. Also avoid vitamins with "Magnesium stearate", it is derived from beef. That is also found in some hard candies, tic tacs, lifesavers, etc.

I'm not sure it is wise to avoid all vitamins at all costs.  Certainly you can get most of your vitamins and minerals from whole foods.  But, I've read that strict vegans are likely to be deficient in Vitamin B-12. According to wiki (and other places I've read), B-12 must be obtained through animal sources (milk, eggs, shellfish and meat.  It references that the UK Vegan association believes that humans are unable to process B-12 from vegetable sources.

B-12 deficiencies can lead to all sorts of ailments- including depression, amenia, various mental conditions and poor memory.  According to Wiki, some of these may be irreversilbe.  Here's a reference specific to B-12 deficiency:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12#Symp toms_and_damage_from_deficiency

Disclaimer:  I'm just stating what I've read.  My intention is solely to advise of the controversy and possible consequences of this decision, not to argue moral beliefs.  Peace.

whoops.  double post.

The Vitamin Shoppe has a varied selection of vegetarian vitamins and supplements--I don't have the bottle in front of me, but I think their veggie-friendly formulas have a green leaf on the labels

I just noticed that recently too - probably the same vitamin brand. After that I looked at my iron supplements for my anemia, and they have some sort of sheep intestine enzyme/part in them! Totally not right. So yeah, kinda frustrating since veggies have to make sure to get enough b vitamins, iron and d...... there are veggie vitamins - ask at a natural foods store. Its also frustrating because vitamins are pricey as well. It is amazing how many people do not know about gelatin's origins - gummi bears are not so yummy after all.