# Are there any vegan foods that aren't kosher?

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**Created:** [March 21, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-vegan-foods-that-arent-kosher/575415 "2011-03-21T00:13:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-vegan-foods-that-arent-kosher/575415/21 "2011-03-24T21:46:43Z")

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Very educational thread.

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**Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-vegan-foods-that-arent-kosher/575415/22 "2011-03-25T15:43:13Z")

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Are figs kosher or vegan?  
I’ve read about the pollination of figs, and it involves a wasp laying eggs inside the flower, which is inside the fig. It would seem that means that figs should all have as least some insect content, at least an egg.  
[Pollinators of fig tress](http://www.figweb.org/Interaction/Who_pollinates_fig_trees/index.htm)  
[How fig trees are pollinated](http://www.figweb.org/Interaction/How_do_fig_wasps_pollinate/index.htm)

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