Vegetarian vs. Vegan vs. Non-Vegetarian - Understanding the Key Differences and What You Need to Know

There are different kinds of diet followed by different consumer due to their personal preference, religious and culture. Here, we are going to understand the difference among vegetarian, vegan and non-vegetarian.

VEGETARIAN

Vegetarian diet has been followed since as early as 700 B.C. There are several types of vegetarians has been practicing for different reason such as religious and culture, health and environment. According to the vegetarian society, They said that vegetarian is someone who does not eat any kinds of meat such as poultry, pork, beef, lamb, fish, game and seafoods, but they have fruits, vegetables, grains, pulses, and seeds. The inclusion of animals derived products such as  ghee, cheese, milk and eggs are depends on what kinds of vegetarian you are. Let's discuss the types of vegetarian.

1. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians

someone who avoid animals meat, but consume dairy products and eggs.

2. Lacto-vegetarian

someone who avoid animals meat, but consume dairy such as ghee, milk and cheese.

3. Ovo-vegetarian

someone who avoid animals meat, but consume eggs.

4. Vegan

Vegan is a strictest form of vegetarian. According to the vegan society, vegan is someone who avoid the animals meat as well as all the products obtained form animals such as egg, ghee, milk.

NON-VEGETERIAN

someone who eat all kinds of food such as animals meat and products and also plan based food such as fruits, pulses, grain, nuts, seeds and vegetables.

PESCATARIAN

Pescatarian is someone who follow a diet that includes fish but excludes other types of meat like poultry, beef, and pork. While pescatarians do consume fish, they typically avoid other types of seafood like shellfish (e.g., shrimp, lobster, crab) and mollusks (e.g., clams, oysters, mussels).

FLEXITARIAN

Someone who are part-time vegetarian means sometime consume meat and sometime avoid meat.

TERMINOLOGICAL WORDS

• Plant based food: Plant-based food refers to food items that primarily come from plants, including fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. These foods are derived from plants and do not contain animal products or by-products.
• Ovo: It is a Latin prefix derived from the Latin word "ovum," which means "egg."
• Lactose: Lactose is indeed a type of sugar found naturally in milk and dairy products.