Product symbols
What the symbols on our baking photos mean
By Lana’s Bakery ·
Small symbols on product photos help you identify different features of a recipe. Here is what each one means.
Vegan — the leaf
The leaf indicates a vegan recipe: no ingredients of animal origin. This includes milk, butter, eggs, honey and gelatine in the dough, filling and decoration. Read more about vegan ingredients in The Vegan Society's standards.
Vegan baking can contain wheat. The leaf alone does not mean gluten-free.
Gluten-free — the crossed-out ear of grain
The crossed-out ear of grain means gluten-free, shown as «Без глютену» on our badges. Gluten refers to proteins naturally found in wheat, rye and barley. See the FDA's explanation.
Replacing wheat flour alone is not enough: all ingredients and measures to prevent accidental gluten contamination during production matter. Oats also need to be checked for gluten contamination. AOECS explains these requirements.
The website icon itself does not confirm laboratory testing or independent certification of a particular product.
No dairy ingredients — the crossed-out bottle
The crossed-out bottle means the recipe contains no dairy ingredients, such as milk, cream, butter, cheese, milk powder, whey or other milk-derived ingredients.
No dairy ingredients and lactose-free mean different things. Lactose is the sugar in milk. Lactose-free milk can still contain milk proteins, so it is not a suitable substitute for someone with a milk protein allergy. See Allergy UK's explanation.
This symbol alone does not mean that the product has no eggs or other ingredients of animal origin.
No eggs — the crossed-out egg
The crossed-out egg indicates a recipe without eggs or egg ingredients, including egg white, yolk and egg powder. It applies to the whole product, including fillings and any egg wash on the surface.
Baking without eggs can still contain dairy ingredients or wheat flour. Look for the separate symbols for those features.
How to use the symbols
Several symbols on one photo describe different features of the same product. A missing symbol is not a complete ingredients statement: read the product information or ask before ordering.
If you have coeliac disease or a food allergy, tell us before ordering and ask about the full ingredients and preparation conditions. Leaving an ingredient out of a recipe does not rule out cross-contact: accidental transfer through shared equipment, surfaces or raw ingredients. A vegan label is not a guarantee that allergens are absent either. The Food Standards Agency explains the distinction.