In recent years there has been a large increase in certifications for products suitable for vegans thanks to the work of Fundación Vegetarianos Hoy, which stands out for being the only organization that manages this type of service through a process of study and analysis, which it concludes with the granting of the V-Label Seal, of Swiss origin, or the Vegan Seal, typical of the Organization. By the way, about 90% of the companies that acquired one of these seals have renewed their certification for the year 2022, totaling more than 800 certified products at present.
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This increase is consistent, for example, with the report: “Study on Food and Plant-Based Products”, carried out in 2021 by the international consultancy IPSOS together with Fundación Vegetarianos Hoy, the result of which revealed the opinions and practices of the Chilean population regarding their diet. , highlighting that 36% of people have tried to reduce the consumption of foods of animal origin.
About, Lyda Durango, the Foundation’s Project Director comments: “We work to make the processes of those products declared ‘vegan’ by companies transparent, guaranteeing that they really are and that both their components and their production process are free of ingredients from animal origin to meet our standard. This is why consumers and businesses trust, prefer and seek out the seals.” It should be noted that the main objective of the certifications is to promote products that respect animals, providing a guarantee and a reliable reference when buying, saving on reading labels.
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What are the brands with certified products in Chile?
To toast with a glass of wine
Chile stands out worldwide for the production and quality of its wines, but what its consumers do not always know is that these, in their clarification process -which consists of eliminating sediments that are released during fermentation and remain floating- generally Ingredients of animal origin are used such as gelatin -from bones-, tendons and ligaments of pigs and cattle, or the so-called “fish tail”, which is actually the swim bladder of fish. Despite this, today there are modern systems to eliminate this waste without including animals.
this yearor, for example, were certified tthree new vineyards: Viña Requingua, Viña Ventisquero and Viña Santa Rita, and renewed their certification Viñedos Veramonte -which since 2014 has not used products of animal origin in the production of its wines and as of 2018 are certified as vegan-, and vineyard Viu Manent, which in 2020 accredited its Gran Reserva and Secreto wines with the V-Label Seal.
Additionally, other wineries that have wines certified with the V-Label seal are Odfjell Vineyards and Viña Sutil. And as a milestone in sustainability, the latter, in 2017, made the first harvest of vegan wines.
They also currently have vegan certification: Viñedos Terranoble, Antinori (Haras Wine – Haras De Pirque), Aresti Wines, Baron Philippe De Rothschild, Viña Indómita, Montgras (Agrícola San José), Viña Acosta, Viña Casa Silva, Viña Concha Y Toro, Viña Cono Sur SA, Viña del Pedregal, Viña San Pedro de Tarapacá VSPT, Viña San Rafael, Viñedos Errazuriz Ovalle (Viña Marchigue), Casona Araggi, and Comercial Dyp (Sin Zero).
household food
As for other foods, some brands that have relied on the Vegetarianos Hoy certifications are: VegMonkey (RSG), which has lines of hamburgers, empanadas, chorizos and corn cakes, among others; Rikü, which stands out as the first Chilean food brand of 100% vegetable origin to achieve certification with the V-Label Seal, and which includes products such as hamburgers, Meatballs, Chorizos, Ceviche and Barbikiü.
Lastly, the artisan bakery Bagels & Co. has certified its “Vegan Wrap” and “Bagel” products in its Simple, Onion and Sesame variety. Y Nano Foodtionals has done it with their oils “Almond Primitivo” and “Linaza Primitivo”.
To learn more about vegan certification processes or request one, you can enter certificacionvegana.org or write to the official Instagram account: Vegetarians Todayand thus learn more about the benefits of the V-Label Seal and the Vegan Seal.