Even just in terms of actual meaning, "vegan" implies more than "plant-based." There are products that are unquestionably plant-based, but many vegans don't con

Even just in terms of actual meaning, "vegan" implies more than "plant-based." There are products that are unquestionably plant-based, but many vegans don't consider them to be in line with vegan ethics. For example, palm oil is literally from a plant and could be vegan, but in practice, the process of getting palm oil usually involves unnecessarily killing and maiming local primates, so many vegans do not consider it to be vegan.