Swaminarayan label guide: no onion, garlic or hing
LabelSense's Swaminarayan mode is vegetarian without the onion–garlic family, and it also flags asafoetida (hing). Anything marked Red (animal-derived) or Yellow (egg) is not suitable.
What Swaminarayan mode looks for
- Onion, leek & chives — e.g. onion, onions, onion powder, onion salt, spring onion, shallot, shallots, leek
- Garlic — e.g. garlic, garlic powder, garlic salt, dried garlic, garlic extract
- Asafoetida (hing) — e.g. asafoetida, asafetida, hing, heeng, compounded asafoetida
Hing is easy to miss
Asafoetida is often printed as “asafoetida”, “asafetida”, “hing”, “heeng” — and as “compounded asafoetida” in Indian spice blends, snack mixes and pickles.
What Swaminarayan mode does not flag
Potatoes and other root vegetables are not flagged in Swaminarayan mode — those belong to the Jain guide.
Ingredients worth checking
Additives whose source a label rarely states — such as emulsifier 471 — show as “Check the source”. See the E-number guide.
Results come from reading the label. Always check the pack yourself, especially for allergies. Ingredient sources can change without notice — when a label doesn't settle it, ask the manufacturer.
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