Why is honey not vegan?

Honey is by definition not vegan, since it a bee product, and bees are animals. Here's a nuanced article about how the ethical issues surrounding this sweetener fit into the broader concept of vegan living.

vegan.com - Honey: Ethical Considerations & Vegan Alternatives

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As a food produced by insects, honey is by definition not vegan. Bees gather nectar from flowers, partially digest it, and then regurgitate it once back in their hives. Worker bees then seal it into beeswax honeycomb, much of it for the purpose of storing food to enable the hive to survive through the winter. Honey is by definition not vegan, since it a bee product, and bees are animals. Here’s a nuanced article about how the ethical issues surrounding this sweetener fit into the broader concept of vegan living. Two companies make terrific vegan alternatives: the Vegan Honey Company and Suzanne’s Specialties Rather than buy a product that mimics the flavors of honey you might prefer maple syrup, which delivers comparable sweetness while offering (subjectively, anyway) a more interesting flavor. Agave syrup is another good substitute, although its extremely high fructose content gives it a sky-high glycemic index. For more information about sweeteners, check out our sugar page.

Reasons to Avoid Honey:

Whether not you’re vegan, there are a number of compelling reason to choose alternative sweeteners.

Most honey from large-scale producers comes from hives treated with antibiotics.

Beekeepers often respond to disease outbreaks by burning their hives—killing all bees inside. A large-scale study published in Science found that 75 percent of samples taken worldwide were contaminated with insecticides. It’s a raw deal to the bees to steal their food and replace it with industrially-processed corn syrup, which is what most commercial beekeepers do. You may not be eating what you think you’re eating; fraud and mislabeling is rampant in the industry. Honey is the world’s third-most adulterated food product, after milk and olive oil. The act of harvesting from commercial hives inevitably crushes or injures some of the bees. Much of the world’s honey comes from bees that pollinated mono-cultured crops, and is therefore prone to contamination by pesticides and herbicides. With all these issues considered, even if you’re not vegan it makes sense to choose a vegan sweetener. A top-quality brand of organic unrefined sugar actually costs less than most brands of honey. If you are seeking a liquid sweetener, maple syrup, agave nectar, or a vegan honey alternative are all excellent choices. For further reading: Please see our list of animal ingredients, our guide to vegan foods, and our page about sugar.

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Why do vegans eyes change color?

T2: There are stories of people who claim that their eyes are changing color as a result of a vegan diet. T3: Although this may seem exciting, there is no scientific evidence proving that vegan diets are related to changing eye color.

azretina.sites.arizona.edu - Vegan Diets and Eye Color - Arizona RETINA Project

T1: We have all have heard about vegan diets and the benefits and consequences as a result of switching to an all vegan diet. Did you know some people have reported eye color change due to going vegan?

T2: There are stories of people who claim that their eyes are changing color as a result of a vegan diet.

https://inourishgently.com/eating-raw-vegan/

T3: Although this may seem exciting, there is no scientific evidence proving that vegan diets are related to changing eye color. T4: There is one account of a person who said that their dark brown eyes are turning green and claim that it is due to a change of diet. T5: An Ophthalmologist described that the situation is difficult to discuss as there is not sufficient information to say that the person’s eyes are changing due to diet alone. T6: Reasons for eye color changes may be due to diseases like Fuch's heterochromic iridocyclitis, Horner's syndrome, or pigmentary glaucoma which all should be looked at by an Ophthalmologist as changes in eye color are typically warning signs for these diseases. T7: In short, no one is positively sure the reason why some people have reported eye color change due to an all vegan diet, but Opthalamologist are doubtful that eye color changes are due to a change in diet.

https://www.aao.org/eye-health/ask-ophthalmologist-q/why-is-my-eye-color-changing

https://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/eye-color.htm

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