This list, which includes approximately 250 animal-derived ingredients and nearly 600 ingredients that may be animal derived is available at the Animal Rights Resource Site on the internet. Definitions are not included (this would probably take up too much space considering the vast number of entries!). Website address: arrs.envirolink.org/Faqs+Ref/substances.html.

Animal Ingredients and their Alternatives

This 16-page fact sheet from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals lists the origins and uses of over 200 ingredients that either are or may be derived from animals. Also includes plant-based alternatives for each. Free. Call PETA at (757) 622-PETA.

Vegetarian Joumal's Guide to Food Ingredients by Jeanne-Made Bartas

This 28-page booldet lists nearly 300 ingredients that are either animal-derived, plant-dedved, or both. At the end of each definition, ingredients are conveniently classified with terms such as vegetarian, vegan, non vegetarian, typically non-vegetarian, etc. $4.60. Call VRG at (410) 366-VEGE.

Personal Care for People who Care (9th edition)

This 195-page book published by the National Anti-Vivisection Society is primarily used to identify manufacturers of cosmetics and household goods that do and do not test their products on animals. How- ever, companies whose products contain no animal or animal-derived ingredients are coded as such. $6.95. Call 1-800-888-6287.

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?

The source(s) and uses of over 100 ingredients Society. Examples of codes used for convenient reference include A (animal), I (insect), 0 (ovo), and V (vegan). $1.50. Call AVS at (609) 694-2887.

So, Now What do I Eat? The Complete Guide to Vegetarian Convenience Foods by Gall Davis (Blue Coyote Press, 1988)

This guide lists pre-packaged convenience foods that are primarily vegan. Those that are not are marked with a "c" it they contain casein or caseinate, and an "h" if they contain honey. $12.95. To order, call NAVS at (518) 568-7970.