gust 2016 when I noticed something rather odd. Fruit Polos weren't included in the list of what is vegetarian. Curious... I then tried to find out if anyone else had found out why they're not vegetarian. There was no-one who had said why they're not vegetarian online. However, many had said that they are not vegetarian. So, I resorted to Googling what the ingredients were in Fruit Polos. The only thing that could possibly not be vegetarian was beta carotene. This was when I stumbled upon this 'Vegetarian Factsheet' where it listed E-Numbers that weren't vegetarian. One of them was E160a (ii), otherwise known as beta carotene. Although this made sense, I was rather confused, as I had consumed products with beta carotene before that said 'Suitable for Vegetarians' on them. So, I did some digging and discovered that beta carotene is, in itself, vegetarian, however, it can be stabilised with gelatine. Finally, all the puzzle pieces fitted. However, there is one hole in my theory. That is that Ocado lists the product as 'Suitable for Vegetarians'. They could, of course, have just assumed this and be wrong, likewise, I could be wrong. Anyway, just thought I'd share that with you! Bye!
Sources:
http://www.nestle.co.uk/asset-library/documents/nutritionhealthwellness/vegetarian%20list.pdf
http://www.shreeswaminarayan.org.uk/downloads/vegesheet.pdf
http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/02/15/beta-carotene-in-us-beverages-not-stabilized-with-gelatin-unlike-some-products-in-the-uk/
