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202 sats \ 10 replies \ @grayruby 18h \ on: McDonald's and Krispy Kreme will end doughnut partnership next month Stacker_Stocks
Krispy Kreme doughnuts aren't very good.
We have a doughnut shop in town that makes vegan doughnuts. They are excellent. I was surprised because I tried vegan ice cream once and it was terrible.
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88 sats \ 3 replies \ @Scoresby 18h
I don't believe vegan donuts can be good.
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57 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 14h
Why?
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221 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 18h
I'd guess most donuts are nearly vegan. They might use egg or milk in the batter but there are decent substitutes for them.
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 18h
That's what I thought. I didn't know they were vegan when I ate one. My wife told me after the fact.
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110 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 18h
Donuts are grain + sugar + seed oils for the most part, so vegans aren't at much of a disadvantage relative to ice cream.
Relatively good vegan ice cream usually has a coconut milk base.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 18h
You would think you need some eggs for the dough though.
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 18h
You don't necessarily - gluten makes it stick together well enough. If we're talking cake donuts, apple sauce is sometimes used in vegan recipes as a (weak) egg replacement. Beyond apple sauce there are a lot of plant based gums/emulsifiers that are often used in vegan foods. (I was regretfully a vegan for a couple years.)
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 14h
(I was regretfully a vegan for a couple years.)
Not saying you should adopt to veganism once again but clearly there's a misconception.
To tell you the truth, India has the highest % of vegan and vegetarian people.1
However the obesity rates in India are far lesser in comparison to that in USA. India had 8.02% of obesity and US had 45.58% till 2022.2

Footnotes

  1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism_by_country ↩
  2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate ↩
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 17h
Krispy Kreme doughnuts aren't very good.
I'll have to disagree with you there. I like them. I do think they used to be better, though. And they're certainly best "fresh".
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 16h
They were kind of a novelty when they first came to Canada and were popular for a little while but I never really liked them.
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