If you are aware of the term vegetarian but not vegan, no need to worry. We are going to help you in getting the answers and difference between vegan and vegetarian.
Vegetarians exclude meat, seafood, and poultry in their diet but sometimes consume eggs. Vegetarians also consume products of animals like dairy products, honey etc but vegan excludes meat, poultry, and seafood, but they also take it a step further by eliminating all animal products from their diet. So both vegans and vegetarians avoid eat in their diet.
There is much more to know about these terms, so have a look on them individually. Let’s start!!
Vegetarian
Vegetarians are those who avoid taking meat, flesh, seafood but they use dairy products or animal products such as eggs, milk, honey etc. Vegetarians can be described as “the group of people who does not eat foods that consist of, or have been produced with the aid of products consisting of or created from, any part of the body of a living or dead animal.”
There are four types of vegetarians, depending on the consumption of the food they add in their diet. The four types are vegetarians are Lacto Ovo Vegetarian, Ovo Vegetarian, Demi Vegetarian, and Semi Vegetarian. Vegetarianism is very old concept for the followers of Hinduism.
Vegan
vegans are those who not only avoid meat, flesh and sea food but are a little step ahead by eliminating all the products of animals and even the products made by the skin of animals and the products which are tested on animals. Vegans are also of three types, depending on what they consume in their diet.
The three types of vegans are Ethical Vegans, Plant Based Vegans, and Raw Vegan. Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.
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If it makes you confuse a bit then the differences will clear all the doubts.
Meaning
The people who follow vegetarianism are vegetarians while the people who follow veganism are vegans.
Consumption Habits
Vegetarians do not eat flesh but consume dairy products and eggs whereas vegans do not consume flesh as well as they do not eat any sort of animal related product like eggs, fur, honey and milk.
Why following Vegetarianism and Veganism
People move towards being vegetarian mainly due to their social or religious causes but veganism is adopted due to the animal slaughter, as the animals are very badly treated for fulfilling human requirements.
Term in Use Since
The term vegetarian is used since from 1839 while term vegan is used since from 1944.