vegan cheese: saw these on my vegan cheese and i wasn't sure if that meant if it was from milk, actual milk, or a fake. pretty sure i can't have it....but wanted to be sure...|||If it was vegan cheese they wouldn't use milk protein or any dairy. You could be mentioning soy cheese. Some soy products for whatever stupid and ignorant reason feel the need to use dairy or other animal abuse in their products rather than taking out the unneeded ingredients that come from animals. I know I have been tricked in the past with products like what you are talking about. It is a ding dang shame that they make products that have no need for any animal products and are basically trying to mock vegan foods when they could just as easily make them vegan and get more customers. I know SoyaKaas makes a soy cheese that in not vegan and O'Soy yogurt is also not vegan and I believe their is an cheap brand of soy milk that also is not vegan (other than SILK which is owned by Dean foods one of the largest dairy producers probably in the world) "The word 'veganism' denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude 鈥?as far as is possible and practical 鈥?all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, including humans and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals." However Daiya is very popular now and is a dairy free soy free cheese that melts like champion and tastes great and obviously is vegan. http://www.daiyafoods.com/ You can also find Sheese (made in Scotland so you know it isn't craaap but is available in the US) http://www.buteisland.com/, Follow Your Heart (they make veganaise which I think is their better product), Teese (I have always considered it the predecessor to Daiya and a notch above FYH in some situations) http://www.chicagosoydairy.com/teese_veg鈥?/a> , Dr. Cows (nut cheeses many of them aged) http://www.dr-cow.com/ and a few others I cannot remember right now|||Ofcourse they can, and don't let any of the vegan hate monger extremist on Yahoo! Answers tell you otherwise. Milk does not harm the cow, despite the lies that the vegan hate monger extremist try to spread about how they are mistreated and forced to give milk year round. This is simply not true. They only give milk when expecting a calf, and all the other time they are crazing in a green pasture being well cared for.|||Vegans do not eat any animal product, that includes anything derived from them even honey. There are many protiens that vegans can have, like rice, carob, soy etc. A 'vegetarian' is what the guy above me is talking about, they eat eggs and such.|||Not all vegans are the same. Some vegans eat milk and eggs, because this doesn't involve killing animals. While other vegans don't eat milk and eggs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetariani鈥?/a>|||Milk protein is derived from milk but is not actual "milk". I'm not vegan so idk if that is fine with you. Almost all protein in food is derived from milks, eggs, and meats.|||No. Milk protein is derived from milk, which is from a cow, and vegans don't consume animal products.|||vegetarians can vegans cannot.|||They "can", but I don't believe they would want to. They would avoid it as, yes, it is derived from actual milk.|||Nope, you may not.|||No we can not. Watch out for whey too.|||I would go with the first answer :3