Animal products are either produced by an animal or taken from the body of an animal. The term is primarily used in relation to diet, particularly for vegetarians, vegans and those concerned with maintaining a Kosher diet. Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... In nutrition, the diet is the sum of the food consumed by an organism. ... Vegetarianism is the practice of not eating meat, including beef, poultry, fish, or their by-products, with or without the use of dairy products or eggs. ... The logo of the worlds first Vegan Society, registered in 1944 [2] Veganism is a philosophy and lifestyle which seeks to exclude — as far as is possible and practical — all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes... It has been suggested that Kosher foods be merged into this article or section. ...

Common animal products used for food

• dairy products (e.g., milk, cheese, yoghurt, etc.),
• eggs,
• gelatin,
• honey (although there is some controversy over defining honey as an animal product),
• lard,
• meat,
• rennet (commonly used in the production of cheese).

Dairy products are generally defined as foodstuffs produced from milk. ... A glass of cow milk Milk most often means the nutrient liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ... Cheese is a food made from the curdled milk of cows, goats, sheep, or other mammals. ... Yoghurt or yogurt, less commonly yoghourt, joghurt or yogourt, is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. ... A carton of free-range chicken eggs Ostrich egg Bird eggs are a common food source. ... Gelatin (also gelatine) is a translucent brittle solid substance, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless, which is created by prolonged boiling of animal skin, connective tissue or bones. ... Honey honey comb A capped frame of honeycomb Honey is a sweet and viscous fluid produced by bees and other insects from the nectar of flowers. ... A slice of bread spread with lard is a typical hors dœuvre in traditional rural cuisine of many countries. ... Various meats Meat, in its broadest modern definition, is all animal tissue intended to be used as food. ... Rennet is a substance used to coagulate milk, causing it to separate into solids (curds) and liquid (whey). ...

Non-food animal products

• fur,
• leather,
• wool.

A dogs fur usually consists of longer, stiffer, guard hairs—which can be straight, wiry, or wavy, and of various lengths— that hide a soft, short-haired undercoat. ... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ... Wool in a shearing shed Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, AR Wool sheep, Royal Melbourne Show Wool is the fibre derived from the hair of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep and goats, but the hair of other mammals...

See also

• Raw food diet