There are certain ingredients that obviously come from animals and are easy to identify and avoid. But there are also lots of foods that it's easy to forget contain animal products. Keep these common pitfalls in mind when going vegan:
Cakes and biscuits: these typically contain butter and/or eggs.
Sweets: lots use gelatine (which is made from pigs) as a setting agent.
Honey: bees make honey, so to fully avoid any food to do with animals, you need to drop honey, too.
Leather and fur: although not something you'd eat, if you want to fully embrace the vegan approach to life, you also won't wear or buy anything made from fur and leather, from shoes and jackets to key rings and bags.