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The 5-second restaurant test for NONG compliance

When you enter any restaurant, smell the air near the kitchen. If you can strongly smell fried onions or garlic, the pans and oil are likely contaminated even if they prepare your dish separately. For truly strict NONG dining, choose restaurants where this smell is absent entirely — usually pure Jain, Vaishnav, or sattvic places.

by VaishnavFoodie 89

How to read ingredient labels for hidden onion/garlic

Hidden names to watch for on ingredient labels: 'Dehydrated onion', 'Onion powder', 'Onion extract', 'Garlic powder', 'Garlic extract', 'Natural flavours' (often contains onion/garlic derivatives), 'Yeast extract' (can contain onion), 'Hydrolyzed vegetable protein' (may include onion/garlic). When in doubt, use the NoNgs Label Reader tool or email the manufacturer.

by LabelReaderPro 142