{"id":509,"date":"2026-04-07T15:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agriture.jp\/?post_type=word&#038;p=509"},"modified":"2026-04-10T00:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:44:56","slug":"vegetarian","status":"publish","type":"word","link":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/word\/vegetarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarian"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-type=\"table_of_contents\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_l6Cz70yI\">What is a vegetarian?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A vegetarian refers to a person who does not eat animal flesh such as meat or fish and lives centered on plant-based foods. The word's origin is the Latin \"vegetus\" (sound, fresh), and it does not necessarily mean strict veganism; it also includes people who eat dairy products and eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the food industry, the vegetarian population is expanding worldwide out of health consciousness and religious and cultural backgrounds, forming a large market especially in India and the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_6Hd5uixA\">Characteristics and background of vegetarians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diversity of types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lacto-vegetarian (eats dairy products)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ovo-vegetarian (eats eggs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lacto-ovo-vegetarian (eats dairy products and eggs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pesco-vegetarian (eats seafood)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background: diverse\u2014maintaining health, animal welfare, religious reasons, environmental consideration, and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Market expansion: increasing demand in the West and India, and in Japan too an increasing trend centered on young people and inbound tourists<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trend: an important theme in the food industry along with the spread of plant-based and vegan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_bk_WWidA\">Examples of vegetarian applications at Agriture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providing vegetarian-compatible dried-vegetable and vegetable-powder OEM materials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accommodating vegetarian menus with an eye on the tourism market and inbound demand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entering the vegetarian market with gift products that make the most of domestically grown dried fruit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proposing vegetarian-spec raw materials in overseas export projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_RyOG1my_\">Related keywords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/word\/vegan\/\" data-has-link=\"true\" rel=\"\">Vegan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/word\/plant-based\/\" data-has-link=\"true\" rel=\"\">Plant-based<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lacto-vegetarian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ovo-vegetarian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India's vegetarian culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_84grA8L_\">Related articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/oem\/vegetarian-oem\/\" data-has-link=\"true\" rel=\"\">Vegetarian OEM: The Difference from Vegan and How to Choose Compatible Ingredients<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/sustainable\/foodloss-upcycled\/\" data-has-link=\"true\" rel=\"\">The relationship between non-standard vegetables and food loss | Solutions and case studies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/oem\/sdgs-gift\/\" data-has-link=\"true\" rel=\"\">7 environmentally conscious gifts companies choose | The latest SDGs-friendly trends<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_kzF9NoqY\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Q1. What is the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan?<br>A. Vegetarians avoid meat and fish, but some eat eggs and dairy products. Vegans avoid all animal-based foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Q2. How large is the world's vegetarian population?<br>A. It is estimated at about 1.4 billion people, and in India in particular about 30\u201340% of the population is vegetarian (based on reports from the FAO and others).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Q3. Can Agriture develop products for vegetarians?<br>A. Yes. Making use of dried vegetables, vegetable powders, and domestically grown dried fruit, we can provide vegetarian-compatible OEM and commercial materials.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":824,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"\u30d9\u30b8\u30bf\u30ea\u30a2\u30f3\u3068\u306f\u3001\u8089\u3084\u9b5a\u306a\u3069\u52d5\u7269\u306e\u8089\u985e\u3092\u98df\u3079\u305a\u3001\u690d\u7269\u6027\u98df\u54c1\u3092\u4e2d\u5fc3\u306b\u751f\u6d3b\u3059\u308b\u4eba\u3005\u3092\u6307\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u8a9e\u6e90\u306f\u30e9\u30c6\u30f3\u8a9e\u306e\u300cvegetus\uff08\u5065\u5168\u306a\u30fb\u65b0\u9bae\u306a\uff09\u300d\u3067\u3001\u5fc5\u305a\u3057\u3082\u5b8c\u5168\u83dc\u98df\u4e3b\u7fa9\u3092\u610f\u5473\u3059\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u4e73\u88fd\u54c1\u3084\u5375\u3092\u98df\u3079\u308b\u4eba\u3082\u542b\u307e\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002","ssp_meta_keyword":"\u30d9\u30b8\u30bf\u30ea\u30a2\u30f3"},"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-509","word","type-word","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ingredient"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/word\/509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/word"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/word"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}