Browse our free dictionary of key ingredients for tasty vegan and vegetarian meals, key nutrition terms and key ecology terms. Under construction. Feel free to contact us to suggest new words!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
B
Banana
Basil
Beans
Biodiversity
Black-Eyed Peas
C
Cabbage
Cheese (Vegan Cheese)
Chickpeas
Circular Economics
Climate Change
Couscous
D
Dates
Deforestation
Downcycling
E
Ecology
Ecosystem
Eggplant
Eggs (Vegan Eggs)
Entovegan – A person on an otherwise vegan diet who eats insects (e.g. critters).
Entovegetarian – A person on an otherwise vegetarian diet who eats insects (e.g. critters).
F
Figs
Food allergy
G
Gluten-Free
Global Warming
Grapes
Grapefruit
H
Habitat
Hummus
I
Iceberg lettuce
J
Jackfruit
K
Kale
L
Lacto-vegetarian – A person who doesn’t eat meat but consumes dairy products (no eggs).
Lacto-ovo-vegetarian – A person who doesn’t eat meat but consumes eggs & dairy.
Lemon
Lime
Locavore – A person who eats only locally-grown foods
M
Muskmelon
N
Navy beans
O
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
P
Pine nuts
Piña Colada
Pineapple
Penne
R
Red beans
Rice paper
S
Strawberry
Sweet potato
T
Turmeric – Orange spice with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
Turnip
U
Ulluco
Upcycling
V
Vegan
Vegetarian
Vitamin B12 – Essential nutrient for brain health. Vegans MUST take B12 because the vegan diet is not rich in this nutrient. Some vegan processed foods contain additive B12, e.g. the so-called fortified plant-based milks. However, B12 supplemental tablets are a better guarantee.
Vitamin D – Essential nutrient that is largely made by the skin when exposed to the sun. Only a few minutes a day (longer in colder seasons, also longer for people of darker skin colors) can suffice for a daily dose of Vitamin D.
Vegan Burger Patties
Vegan Cosmetics
Vegan Fashion
Vegan Leather
W
Watermelon
X
Xigua – A West African name for the local species of melon
Y
Yeast
Yoghurts From Plants
Z
Zucchini