What are the differences between non-vegan vs. vegan delta 9 cookies?
When you think about it, it’s as simple as saying vegan cookies have all-plant-based ingredients while non-vegan ones may include one or two animal-based products in their ingredient list such as butter and eggs.
The truth is, it’s more complicated than that. There are key differences between the two types of products if you’re something on a diet yourself. Let’s investigate.
How are THC-infused cookies considered VEGAN anyway?
In simple words, cannabis edibles like cookies are labeled vegan when they don’t contain any animal-based ingredients. Instead of using butter and other animal products, brands use plant-based substitutes like nut butter or coconut butter to achieve an all-plant-based delta 9 cookie dough.
There was a time when vegan food was all the rage. Now, people can’t seem to live without the food-grade vegan option. Cannabis brands try to appeal to the two percent of Americans who identify themselves as vegans by including a vegan option in their array of products. Right now, that strategy seems to be working. A third of American marijuana users would pay more for organic products than non-organic ones.
On the other hand, you can easily tell a cannabis cookie isn’t vegan, that is when its package doesn’t indicate any that suggests “vegan.” Do a quick scan of the ingredient list to double-check. You’ll eventually see baking products like butter, milk, fat, and similar ingredients.
The cannabis landscape is still dominated by non-vegan edibles with the majority of its market prioritizing the quality of “high” more than anything else.
Now let’s go to the non-obvious differences between the two that still have an impact on the quality of the product.
In an ideal situation, brands that tag their cookies “vegan” make it a point to make sure all of their creations are strictly vegan down to how their cannabis plant materials are cultivated.
How can cannabis, which is a plant all the way, not be vegan? In cannabis farming, farmers cut huge costs by using fertilizers. Fertilizers help cannabis plants grow in several ways. One of its most significant benefits is enriching the soil in which strong plants grow. However, most fertilizers contain nutrients derived from animals. These nutrients get sucked into the plant’s system.
So the cookie you’re eating right now might not be entirely vegan.
This might look minimal in impact, but will most likely count if your aim is to adhere to a strict vegan diet.
How do you know if a brand keeps its farming standards strictly vegan? You’ll most likely not know unless their website or a customer service agent gives information as to how their cannabis source is grown.
Vegan cannabis cookies aren’t necessarily healthier than non-vegan cookies. Vegan simply means the lack of animal products in a cookie. However, vegan cookies like non-vegan cookies still contain sugar, calories, saturated fat, refined flour, artificial flavors, stabilizing agents, and the like.
But there’s no denying some of the health benefits vegan cookies offer. For example, most allergens are triggered by animal byproducts.
There are nutrients to a vegan weed edible that your standard weed cookie doesn’t have. For instance, vegan recipes rarely include processed ingredients or saturated fats. They have great unsaturated fat substitutes that call for healthier blood pressure and cholesterol level. InsideTracker users who abide with the vegan diet, have attained a considerably lower LDL cholesterol level than those who don’t.
Fancy edibles with dried fruits in them are a good source of fiber that supports regular bowel movement and colon cleansing.
This is where non-vegan delta 9 cookies have the leg-up. I’m sure you’ll agree with us when we say, nothing beats the buttery and fatty goodness of non-vegan cookies. Non-vegan cookies are simply the best in taste because their creators have the liberty to put any food-grade products they want to achieve a certain taste.
Not all vegan cannabis cookies, though, taste like grass. There are decent brands out there that put some thoughts on how they’re going to go vegan all the way without sacrificing the taste and flavor of a classic cookie. Mind you, it’s not easy to make delicious cookies without dietary restrictions in mind.
Check out the list of some of the best-tasting cannabis edibles compiled by Sarah McLaughlin here.
Also, in a thesis conducted at Salem University, participants in the study cannot appreciate any differences between vegan and non-vegan cookies with regard to taste. They thought they were eating the same cookies.
Sometimes, it can be psychological. For example, if you’re someone who has preconceived expectations about vegan food being bland, tasteless, or bitter, you’ll most likely taste what your expectation tells you.
We all have been victims of storing that cookie for too long that we end up throwing it all away. Did you know? Vegan cannabis cookies have longer shelf-life compared to regular cookies.
Sans dairy and other animal products, vegan cookies without refrigeration can last up to one week. If you don’t expect to consume the cookies for weeks or even months, you then need to store them in a refrigerator.
It depends.
If your end goal is to get high, vegan or not, there wouldn’t be a difference. There are certainly notable differences between vegan and non-vegan edibles but does it affect how you get high? We don’t think so. Potency and the type of psychoactive infused in the cookie make a world of difference instead of the type of butter mixed in the dough.
If you’re on a mission to relax without feeling guilty about breaking your strict vegan diet, choosing a vegan delta 9 cookie might count as something important for you.
On the health-end spectrum, making decisions about what you eat is just one aspect of the journey.
Vegan or not, a cookie will probably be the least of your worries healthwise. Both herbivores and omnivores can be exceptionally healthy, you don’t necessarily have to go to a strict diet route if it’s against what you value in life, which is in most cases, to simply enjoy it.
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