Panda Express is featuring Beyond The Original Orange Chicken made from plants. They mention that it is “Prepared with the same cooking equipment as meat products.” Their website states: Panda Express does not have any vegetarian or gluten free dishes. Panda prepares its entrees fresh with shared cooking equipment and therefore allergens could be present in any entrée.

Here are ingredients for a few other items that may be of interest.

Chow Mein
Ingredients: cabbage, enriched wheat flour, water, onion, soybean oil, celery, contains less than 2% of: rice, wheat, caramel color, sesame oil, wheat gluten, canola oil, cottonseed oil, dextrose, sugar, malted barley flour, monoglycerides, DATEM, l-cysteine hydrochloride, ascorbic acid, enzyme, modified cornstarch, xanthan gum, potassium carbonate, salt, sodium carbonate, yellow 5, yellow 6, potassium bicarbonate.
*This dish uses a proprietary sauce, with the following primary ingredients: water, sugar, soy sauce, salt, spices

Steamed Rice
Ingredients: cooked white rice

Super Greens
Ingredients: cabbage, broccoli, kale, water, soybean oil, contains less than 2% of: garlic, phosphoric acid, natural flavor, cornstarch, potato starch, modified food starch, salt, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, dehydrated soy sauce powder, sugar, onion powder, celery extract.

Eggplant Tofu (Regional)
Ingredients: eggplant, firm tofu, soybean oil, red bell peppers, distilled vinegar, sugar, water, contains less than 2% of: garlic, phosphoric acid, guar gum, rice, wheat, caramel color, salt, modified food starch, potato starch, corn starch, sesame oil.
*This dish uses a proprietary sauce, with the following primary ingredients: water, sugar, soy sauce, salt, spices.

For information about other chains, see https://www.vrg.org/fastfoodinfo.php
For info about vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the USA and Canada, go to https://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php

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