The ingredients in Skinny Butcher Crazy Crispy Chick’n patties and nuggets are: water, enriched wheat flour, corn starch, textured wheat protein, coconut oil, wheat gluten, pea protein isolate, bamboo fiber, salt, maltodextrin, yeast, methylcellulose, canola oil, spices, dried onion, natural favor, dried garlic, paprika, baking soda, sunflower oil, hydrolyzed corn protein, and dried vinegar.

In addition to not being terribly forthcoming about what’s in their products, make no mistake, this is not a vegan company. They do have vegan products (such as the patties and nuggets), but they use anchovies, eggs, and dairy in their other products. So be sure to check that allergen guide linked above. Their vegan products are indicated as such on their packaging.

It’s not as if they are trying to pretend that they are a vegan company, or hide that they aren’t. In fact they say right on their site that “Make no mistake, the Skinny Butcher loves meat! But he loves the planet, too. So he still eats meat, just a little less of it.” But people often make the mistake, especially after trying and loving a new product, of assuming that all of the company’s products are vegan. Sometimes they are, sometimes they aren’t. In this case it just ain’t so. And they aren’t gluten-free, either, more’s the pity.

Sadly Not Gluten-Free