Is theater butter vegan?

The fact that most movie theaters cheap out on their foods is actually a good thing for us vegans. A lot of the “butter” flavor that’s added to movie theater popcorn is actually made with soy oil and a few other ingredients.

Is the butter on movie theater popcorn vegan?

Did you know that the buttery popcorn topping at most movie theaters is probably vegan? The popular movie-theater chain Regal Entertainment Group uses coconut oil to pop its popcorn.

Does the butter at the movie theater have dairy?

Regal Cinemas purports to use a dairy-free “buttery” topping, but this may change from theater to theater. Cinemark uses “popcorn salt” that contains both dairy and soy, while Cineplex is supposedly “gluten and vegan friendly,” but notes that it may be prepared in a non-gluten free or vegan-friendly kitchen.

What is the butter made of at movie theaters?

Your movie theater butter has no butter in it, but it does have partially hydrogenated soybean oil (a.k.a. trans fats), beta carotene (a coloring, makes carrots orange), tertiary Butylhydroquinone or TBHQ (synthetic preservative that keeps the color and texture from changing as the product sits), polydimethylsiloxane ( …

Is Cineplex butter vegan?

Cineplex – Cineplex popcorn is vegan as well as their do-it-yourself buttery topping. The butter topping behind the counter is not vegan however. AMC – AMC popcorn is vegan, woohoo!

Does Regal Cinemas use real butter?

Regal’s buttery topping is made using partially hydrogenated soybean oil, beta-carotene, and natural and artificial colors and flavors. So enjoy! AMC Theatres is another theater chain with many locations, and its popcorn is made with coconut oil, which does not contain any dairy products.

Is butter flavoring vegan?

Butter Flavor Powder is vegan, kosher, and gluten-free.

Is Act 2 butter Lovers popcorn vegan?

The butter-flavored popcorn is made from non-dairy butter that is vegan certified.

Do movie Theatres use real butter?

Movie theaters use butter-flavored oil, which has a lower water content than butter so it makes popcorn less soggy. Real clarified butter has the same effect. To make it, melt 2 sticks butter in a glass measuring cup in the microwave.

What butter does Cineplex use?

Lactantia clarified butter
The high calories are due to the popping oil and the butter topping (Cineplex offers Lactantia clarified butter and Becel popcorn topping; we chose the real butter to test). At 651 mg, the sodium is the least worrisome of the big three nutrition numbers.

Does Cineplex butter have dairy?

Butter flavored topping at the condiment stand does not contain dairy.

What is Cineplex butter made of?

Canadian milk
“Cineplex customers can feel good about treating themselves to real butter on their popcorn, knowing it was made from 100 per cent Canadian milk,” says Pamela Nalewajek, VP Marketing and Strategic Business Development at DFC.