Oh my... 😍☺, super ! That's truly a great way to support an animal sanctuary... I already love the April promotion !!  Thanks so much for your commitment to all of these animal sanctuaries, they desperatly can need every single dollar... ❤🙏

Can Food for Life Global be listed on here, please. They can feed a needy child a freshly cooked vegan meal for 25 cents, so $1 provides 4 meals! www.ffl.org

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Great news, when will it be available for German users though? I can still only donate after 10 reviews and I have the newest app version available.

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#### It's now easier than ever to make an impact with abillion. Our new $1 donation feature lets you create an immediate impact as soon as you post your first review. 

#### For every review you post of a plant-based dish, cruelty-free or sustainable product, you are allocated USD $1 that you can donate to one of our 65 non-profit partners or impactful causes. While previously, you had to accrue $10 before making your first donation, you can now donate as little as $1.  So now you can choose to donate every dollar you earn or donate collectively to the cause of your choice. 

#### Want to know how your one review can make an impact?
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#### [Share the Meal](https://sharethemeal.org/en/index.html) can feed a child for a full day with just $1 
#### [Room to Read](https://www.roomtoread.org/) supports girls in their education program with $1 per day 
#### For less than $1, [Mercy For Animals](https://mercyforanimals.org/) can save multiple animals.

#### Help us create impact for a better world. Effecting change is as easy as posting one review. 

#### abillion is committed to using social media for social good. Through our donation platform, we have already donated over $500,000 to impactful causes and are aiming to donate $1 million by the end of 2021.



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#### It's now easier than ever to make an impact with abillion. Our new $1 donation feature lets you create an immediate impact as soon as you post your first review. 

#### For every review you post of a plant-based dish, cruelty-free or sustainable product, you are allocated USD $1 that you can donate to one of our 65 non-profit partners or impactful causes. While previously, you had to accrue $10 before making your first donation, you can now donate as little as $1.  So now you can choose to donate every dollar you earn or donate collectively to the cause of your choice. 

#### Want to know how your one review can make an impact?
#### Here are some ways $1 can help others.
#### $1 plants 1 tree with [One Tree Planted](https://onetreeplanted.org/) 
#### [Share the Meal](https://sharethemeal.org/en/index.html) can feed a child for a full day with just $1 
#### [Room to Read](https://www.roomtoread.org/) supports girls in their education program with $1 per day 
#### For less than $1, [Mercy For Animals](https://mercyforanimals.org/) can save multiple animals.

#### Help us create impact for a better world. Effecting change is as easy as posting one review. 

#### abillion is committed to using social media for social good. Through our donation platform, we have already donated over $500,000 to impactful causes and are aiming to donate $1 million by the end of 2021.



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Wow this is an informative article. Thank you.

Omg didnt know that. Now i have to check the labels for these. Thanks for sharing!

Yuck. I’ve never even noticed “e-numbers”

I have to stop calling myself vegan because obviously I'm soooooooooo uninformed on so much! I went vegan for health reasons and people started basically attacking me but who knew that being vegan was so much more...

I’m surprised by the 1105. I have lists of all the numbers that I double check when I’m shopping and 1105, derived from mineral or vegetable sources it said, was on my vegan friendly list 😳😞

Hey @gracedocarmo, thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, in the case of Lysozyme (E1105), it’s almost always derived from chicken egg whites, unless the company has explicitly said it’s of vegan origins, in which case it can be synthesized in a lab. So, if we see a product that contains e1105, it’s best to err on the side of caution and ask the company before buying

this is a very handy resource to have, thank you!

I had no idea , thank you for the information !

Damn- def gonna watch out for these next time i go shopping

Two minutes into this app and already so much learned. Never understood these e-numbers. So useful.

Great job at listing these additives! Thanks

Wow, I didn't realise this! Thanks for sharing!

I have never seen or heard of E-numbers, can anyone elaborate if this is a number that appears on the barcode or ingredients list?

Hi @giselledanny! Thanks for your comment. You'd usually find the e-numbers listed in the ingredient list

Really appreciate this post. I only knew of two on here and I thought that was a lot but wow

First time hearing about E numbers but now that I am aware I am gonna read the labels even more carefully.

Wow this really informative! Bookmarked it for future reference as there is no way I’m gonna remember this all.

This is brilliant! It feels like the world will do anything to force you to consume other beings. It's so unnecessary.

Umm, sheep don't shed their wool naturally? Shepherds have always had to cut their wool off?

Incridible information this is so helpful !!

Wow, so glad I read this. I forgot about some of these!!

This is a wealth of information. Good work  .Thank you.

@ajdorse Its definitely a journey and there are so many unknowns! I've been vegan for five years and I still mess up because companies make it so hard for us with their fine print

Wow I didn’t know ! Thank you for posting this !! 👍🙏

I am so sorry to hear that people were behaving that way towards you and I want you to know that I am sending some healing energy your way. I think that every vegan choice we make is impactful and we are all learning.

This is very insightful I’ll s/h this for speed in supermarkets. It’s easy to forget when in a hurry and just put items back as too many incomprehensible ingredients and no WiFi 😊🙏🏻

Thank you for the informative article. Super helpful 😉

Useful, and saved for future reference 👍 @abillion10: I hope somebody will keep updated if necessary.

Need more articles that shares about such ingredients

Confused about which e-numbers are vegan or not? This short list will help you know which ingredients to avoid!

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#### Ever stood in the grocery store confused by the string of ingredients on a product? You're not alone. Making sense of which ingredients are vegan and which aren't can be confusing, and we're here to offer some help when it comes to those hard-to-recognize "e" numbers.

### So, what are e numbers?

#### E-numbers are codes used for food additives. They replace the chemical or common names of these additives in processed food and are used to enhance their taste, texture, or shelf life. 

#### E-numbers can come from both plant-based and animal-derived sources. The list below doesn't mention e-numbers that are vegetarian (if they contain dairy/eggs) and the ones that can be derived from both plant and animal sources (so, depending upon the company producing it, it may or may not be vegan). This article only focusses on the numbers that are definitely **not** vegan. So, if you're shopping vegan, these numbers aren't your friends.
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#### **See also:** [A guide to eco-labels so you don't get greenwashed](https://www.abillion.com/articles/a-guide-to-eco-labels-so-you-dont-get-greenwashed)

### 1. e120 (Carmine/Cochineal)

#### e120, also known as carmine or cochineal, is used to give a "pink" or "red" hue to food. You may find it in foods like cakes, ice cream, and yogurt. In 2011, the United States passed a law stating that manufacturers will have to mention e120 on their packaging if that is the ingredient they are using, instead of just writing "added color". This led to many companies changing their recipes and opting to use beetroot instead!
#### Cochineal is an insect that lives on cacti. They produce a rare carminic acid which helps them ward off predators (since they're quite small in size), the acid stops bigger insects from eating them). This acid is the source of the red color found in carmine. The bugs are ground, boiled, and the resultant solution is filtered to get e120. It takes over [seventy thousand bugs to produce 1 pound of cochineal dye](https://www.businessinsider.com/how-cochineal-insects-color-your-food-and-drinks-2012-3#whichever-process-you-use-it-takes-a-whopping-70000-cochineal-bugs-to-make-just-1-pound-of-cochineal-dye-peru-alone-produces-200-tons-of-the-dye-each-year-9), and Peru, the world's biggest exporter, produces 200 tons of dye each year. 
#### e120 is also a key ingredient in many beauty products, especially red lipsticks and nail paints.


### 2. e542

#### e542 is edible bone phosphate which comes from ground animal bones. Generally, it's added to powdered products to prevent it from forming lumps or to encourage suspension of one liquid into another. It's also added to various dietary supplements as a source of phosphorous and is used in various beauty products, especially toothpaste.
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### 3. e901(Beeswax)

#### Beeswax is a polymer produced by bees. It's usually yellow in color [e901 (i)] or is dried or processed with hydrogen peroxide so that it becomes white [3901 (ii)].  It's usually found in food that has a distinct "honey" flavor or is used in chewing gums or as a coating or glazing agent. 

#### **See also:** [7 brands creating tasty tipples from food waste](https://www.abillion.com/articles/7-brands-creating-tasty-tipple-from-food-waste)

### 4. e904 (Shellac)

#### Shellac is derived from female lac bugs. These bugs are attracted to the bark of the  Lac tree and they feed on it's sap. When the sap enters a female bug's body, it's chemically altered and is then exuded onto a branch of the tree, this is called "Sticklac". After the breeding season, sticklac is collected by the workers, and the crusty coating from the branches is collected and sent for processing. This coating is raw shellac and it contains the bugs and pieces of the bark, which is further processed to get e904. 
#### Shellac is generally used as a glazing agent when coating pills and sweets. It's also used as a brush-on colorant in nail polish and furniture polish.
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### 5. e913 (Lanolin)

#### Lanolin comes from the oil found on sheep's wool. Lanolin is found as a by-product of the wool industry. So, while the sheep aren't killed to procure lanolin, many sheep are kept in captivity for their wool. In order to ensure proper wool production, the sheep are genetically modified to produce thicker and longer wool, which means the sheep lose their natural capacity to shed. So, now the sheep have to be shorn manually.
#### Lanolin is usually found in chewing gum and is used as a food "softener". Sometimes, instead of being specifically mentioned in the ingredient list, lanolin can be mentioned vaguely as "gum base".

#### **See also:** [10 online thrift stores for sustainable fashion](https://www.abillion.com/articles/10-online-thrift-stores-for-sustainable-fashion)

### 6. e966 (Lactitol)

#### e966 or Lactitol has 40% of the sweetness of sugar. It is derived from an ingredient called Whey, which comes from cow's milk. In its natural form, this milk contains two types of protein: casein and whey. When the milk is heated in the cheese-making process, it gets split into curds and whey liquid. This liquid is further processed to obtain e966. 

#### Lactitol is a sugar alcohol that's used as a sugar replacement in various commercially produced low-calorie food. 
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### 7. e1105 (Lysozyme)

#### Lysozyme is derived from egg whites and helps prevent the growth of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. 

#### It's usually found in ready-made meals, infant formulas, pharmaceutical products, and is used to increase the shelf life of products like tofu and beancurd. 


#### These are some of the ingredients used in processed food that aren't vegan. This isn't an exhaustive list. There are other ingredients that can be both plant-and animal-derived.

#### As more companies are embracing veganism, traditionally non-vegan ingredients are now being made with plant-based ingredients.



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Happy birthday!!!❤️😄🎉❤️🎂

Congrats @abillion10  ❣️❣️🔝🔝🥳🥳

Happy birthday!! Cheers to #abillion more!! 🥂🎉💐🎂

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Yay we share the same birthday month! Happy Birthday @abillion10 🎊💖🎉

What a great idea!! Hope you’ll soon bring something to Mexico 🥺🙏🏼

Happy Birthday @abillion10 and congrats @vikas! May is also my birthday month 😊 🧁

Wooo! So proud to be a part of this amazing community!🥳🎉🐷

We are rewarding 50 members with a dinner for 2

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#### We're celebrating our third birthday this month! To commemorate the occasion, we want to reward 50 members from our five biggest markets to dinner. For the lucky members, we'll give you a USD$100 voucher for one of the best-rated vegan-friendly restaurants in your hometown. 

#### In 2018, we launched our app with the idea to help make finding vegan options around you easier, as well as the mission to make giving habitual. Over the last 3 years, we have been so happy to have helped so many people make their lives more sustainable and impactful. Today, we take great pride in guiding more than 350,000 members, influencing 100,000 businesses and having donated more than half a million dollars to 65 impactful causes. All of this would not have been possible if not for the vibrant community fostered by our members. 

#### So, thank you so very much and we hope we can continue to improve and to serve you in even better ways as we evolve and improve.

#### To qualify for one of the 50 dinner vouchers: 
#### 1. Review as many plant-based dishes as you can in May. Only reviews posted in the month of May 2021 will count towards this campaign.
#### 2. Post at least 10 dish reviews to be eligible.
#### 3. Earn likes. The number of likes for these reviews will help determine the winners.
#### 4. Include #abillionturns3 in each review in order for it to count towards this campaign.

#### abillion staff will select the winners based on the number of reviews and likes. The quality of the photos and engagement will also be factored. The 50 winners will receive, via email, a $100 voucher for a top-rated restaurant near them.  

#### This promotion is only available to members in these six countries: Argentina, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. If you’re a member from another country, don’t worry. We plan to have other exciting campaigns throughout the year targeting different markets.  

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I would also recommend to include more orgs which are planting trees around the world

Great job team! The community will appreciate this ❤️

It would ve cool if we could pick other organisations (I for instance support one association that rescues animals in Slavonija, Croatia bcs they volunteer and do that all from donations. Also, I adopted my dog from them and they are crowded with sick animals that need vet and food). Thank you ❤️

Congrats for the great app! One observation: Maybe you can use another expression instead of 'animal welfare' - that's the term used in farms/companies to say that worry about the condition of their animals whilst still exploiting and killing them. Maybe 'animal rights' or something like that would be better.

This app already seems amazing, this community is AWESOME! Can't wait to build a sustainable world with all of you guys!

Bou postar minha vida vegana sem mimimi!!!

Adorei esta linda e necessária iniciativa!
Fui convidada por minha filha distarveg e estou muito feliz. Propósito maravilhoso! Muito Sucesso!!

first baby steps on this platform. great. will ask friends to use it. let's DO sth. to help the good ones and fight the bad and ugly ones!
ophie from germany 💜

What some people interested in this is can you cash out. So in the future when putting donations into the stock can you cash out at some point?

I am not seeing $1 per review anymore.

It also says when I leave a review $1.70 is raised I’m not seeing either of these amounts to donate to Hunt Saboteur Association 

Where are the $$ going that are mentioned but not earned?

If anyone visits Belgium too, there is a vegan animal sanctuary here called Forrest&Friends! I wish I could donate specifically with my reviews!

I asked them the same question. They replied that with the new donation program for each review they take 1$ to their equity and up to another 1$ (usually 0,60$) goes in your wallet to donate to the cause you choose. I don’t like this imposition at all, it should be my choice if buying or not their equity. I stopped reviewing. Hope many will do the same

Please can you include Sea Shepherd Origins, Sea Shepherd France and Sea Shepherd UK as beneficiaries for donations? Are you aware of the rift in Sea Shepherd? Thanks in advance

Amazing place for the community…it’s an all in one package for vegan❤️💫🙏

I stopped reviewing as well because of this. Hey @vikas is there a way we can donate the full amount? Thank you for this app and community 💕 🙏🏻

We want to donate more than before, not less. And this year we’ve started donating again through our weekly challenges.

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#### **Our giving program is driven by your reviews.** 

#### For every review you create, we give you up to US $1 that you can donate to one of almost 60 impact partners that we support. 
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Here are some ways $1 can help others.

$1 plants 1 tree with One Tree Planted

Share the Meal can feed a child for a full day with just $1

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For less than $1, Mercy For Animals can save multiple animals.

Help us create impact for a better world. Effecting change is as easy as posting one review.

abillion is committed to using social media for social good. Through our donation platform, we have already donated over $500,000 to impactful causes and are aiming to donate $1 million by the end of 2021.

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