Vegan Candy is Dandy!
Would you believe that some candies have ingredients made out of animals? It’s true! Some contain gelatin, which is mashed-up cow skin, cartilage, and bones. And carmine (the red coloring used in some candies) is made from ground-up bugs. Can you believe that? Blech!
Wondering if some of your favorite candies are animal-friendly? No worries—check out the list below and satisfy your sweet tooth with these vegan treats:
Airheads
Atomic Fireballs
Big League Chew
Brach’s Cinnamon Hard Candy
Brach’s Orange Slices
Brach’s Root Beer Barrels
Brach’s Star Brites
Charms Blow Pops
Chew-ets Peanut Chews
Chick-O-Sticks
Cocomels
Cry Baby
DOTS
Dum Dums
Enjoy Life
Go Max Go
Hershey’s Plant Based Oat Confection
Jolly Rancher Hard Candy
Jolly Rancher Lollipops
Jujubes
Jujyfruits
Lance Peanut Bar
Mary Jane
Mary Jane Peanut Butter Kisses
No Whey
Now & Later
Pixy Stix
Reese’s Plant Based Peanut Butter Cups
Red Vines
Smarties
Smart Sweets Sweet Fish
Sour Patch Kids
Super Bubble
SweeTARTS Original
Twizzlers
UnReal
YumEarth Vegan Fruit Snacks
Zotz
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