Mary Janes (Regular and Peanut Butter Kisses) Jolly Ranchers (Lollipops and Hard Candy) Also, even though most of these candies are approved by PETA to be vegan, some may be 99.9% vegan.Ĭhocolove Cherries and Almonds Dark Chocolate BarĬhocolove Crystallized Ginger Dark Chocolate Bar Please note that ingredients always change so this listing may not always be 100% accurate. Here’s the complete listing of all the candies that are vegan, most of which are approved by PETA. Okay so now that you know which ingredients to look for in candy, let’s go straight into the animal-free candy listing! Vegan Candy List You can learn more about bone char and it’s alternatives by checking out this in-depth article by PETA. Bone Char – Bone Char is the bones form cattle that is used to process sugar, while also giving it that bright white appearance. Carmine – Carmine is a red pigment is made from some scale insects such as the cochineal scale and certain Porphyrophora species.Ĥ. Shellac – Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand that gives the candy a glossy appearance (aka confectioners glaze).ģ. Gelatin – Gelatin is made by boiling the skin, tendons, ligaments, and bones of pigs and cows.Ģ. There are a few ingredients you need to watch out for when looking for vegan candies.ġ. But before we get to the vegan candy listing, you must first know about the main ingredients you need to look for when trying to find animal-free candies. Now trying to find the perfect vegan candy can be quite tricky, especially if you have no idea what ingredients are in your favorite candy bars.īelow, you’ll find a complete listing of all candies that are animal-free. Some extremely popular candies are actually made from things like gelatin, milk, and even bugs (for some red colorings.) The alternative to this ingredient that is vegan friendly is Carnauba wax, which is created from the Carnauba Palm.ĭon’t let these ingredients scare you, while many candies do contain the above, there are still TONS of yummy vegan candies to munch on.Did you know that some candies actually contain animal ingredients? It may sound crazy but it’s true! This ingredient isn’t as common in candy, but can be found on gummy candies. Beeswax is used to finish of candies and give them a shiny appearance and prevent them from sticking together.Bone Char is created by ‘charing’ the bones of animals to produce a black and granular material that is then used to filter and remove colour from sugar. Bone Char can be hard to detect in candies however it is used to refine granulated sugar.Shellac gives candies a shiny shell, and is created from a resin that is secreted by the Iac bug.Red or purple hue candies are most likely to have this in their ingredient list. The crushed bugs are then dipped in acidic alcohol to produce ‘natural red food dye’. Red Food Dye #4 also known as Carmine is created from crushing female Cochineals which are a small bugs.Gelatin is made by boiling the bones and tendons of cows and pigs in water to create this protein that is then used as a thickener in many candies.We’re glad you asked! Some ingredients to watch for are: So now that you have your candy in-hand, you may be wondering what makes some candy not vegan. Without further a-do, here are our top 10 favourite vegan candies (in no particular order)! All of these should be easy to find in ‘fun size’ and perfect to hand out to your trick-or-treaters, or to stay at home and eat yourself! Top 9 Vegan Candies Halloween is an excuse to eat candy, and lots of it! But did you know that many of your favourite Halloween candies might not be vegan? Who would think that there would be animal by-products hiding in innocent sugar-coated candy? We didn’t! So we decided to help you out and make a list of our favourite vegan candies, and a list of what to watch out for!
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