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"You are amazing, this has saved me so much time when grocery shopping!"
— Austin, a user who reached out with feedback
"It's been a great tool since starting my journey! You take a pic of the nutrition/ingredients, and it'll warn you of anything questionable or not vegan. 😁"
— Ashe, a Vegan For Beginners Facebook Group member
"Use a vegan app when you go shopping, I use WhatsVegan."
— Dóra, a Vegan For Beginners Facebook Group member
So, what is chicken hotdog?
A chicken hotdog is a cured, cooked sausage made primarily from the meat of chickens. It is typically produced by finely grinding or mechanically separating poultry meat, then emulsifying it with water, fat, salt, spices, and binders. The resulting paste is shaped into casings, heated through steaming or smoking, and chilled for distribution.
When listed on an ingredient label, the term describes a composite food component rather than an isolated chemical or additive. It most commonly appears on the packaging of prepared convenience foods, such as frozen corn dogs, sausage rolls, canned bean or pasta dishes, and refrigerated snack packs.
chicken hotdog is not vegan because it is derived directly from animals. Its primary component is poultry flesh, and it may also contain additional animal byproducts such as natural animal casings or rendered fats. Consequently, any product listing this ingredient is not suitable for a vegan diet.
We've built a vegan ingredients scanner that classifies food ingredients as "vegan", "non-vegan", or "potentially vegan".
It allows you to avoid non-vegan ingredients - just take a picture of a product's ingredient list, and the app tells you if the product is vegan or not.