Vegan fruit at Tesco

One obstacle for vegans doing their best to steer clear of animal derived ingredients in their food is the practice by supermarkets and fruit wholesalers to coat fresh fruit in wax for preservation. Wax made from insects.

But along comes giant UK supermarket chain Tesco with the surprise of the year. They have started to tell customers that they have commenced a program to coat their fruit with a vegan-suitable wax.

Check out this Twitter exchange.

Hi @Tesco: I heard that you’re introducing a 100% plant-based wax for your apples. Is this true? Does it apply to all of your apples? Thanks

— Josh Leuner (@joshleuner) May 18, 2017

@joshleuner Hi Josh, we have introduced a new wax for our top fruit produce that is 100% vegan friendly. 1/2

— Tesco (@Tesco) May 18, 2017

@joshleuner You’ll find produce using this wax currently in our stores and more in the upcoming weeks. Many thanks – Steph 2/2

— Tesco (@Tesco) May 18, 2017

That is some good news.

We do everything we can to avoid contributing to the demand of animal products but you have sometimes just gotta buy some fruit. This move by Tesco means one less thing we have to worry about. We can focus on their monopolising business practices instead!

Extra note: Josh has asked but we are yet to get an answer if we will be able to tell which fruit is coated in the vegan wax or if it is a guessing game.