because it was in EVERYTHING.
Its fine to be a vegan, but don't try to demonize ingredients, and don't try to make people think its evil to use them because of what they are instead of the process of how theyre made in the modern age. It's not a healthy nor realistic view of food.
Taste is both a warning system and a reward system to keep us alive. The reason why meat tastes good is the fat content thats inside of it. We are rewarded for eating calorie dense meat because its what keeps us alive.
Its why so many americans are fiber deficent, we never evolved a fiber reward -