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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Chocolates & Candy

    October 13, 2016 121 Comments

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan

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    Presenting: A listing of 40+ vegan gummy candies that are great for Halloween, to give away as gifts, or just to indulge when you need a sweet fix! I LOVE gummy candies. Unfortunately, a lot of gummy candies on the market contain animal products. Gelatin, which comes from animal bones. Beeswax, which comes from beehives. Shellac, which comes from the lac bug. And carmine, which is a beetle that is crushed to make the colour red. That's right, when you're not eating vegan candies, you're likely eating bugs and bones. Yummy 🙁 The good news is that I made it my mission to find 40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan!

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    I spent hours researching all things vegan gummy candy, decoding ingredients, and getting excited for halloween. AKA the time of year to buy large buckets of candy and pretend like you are going to give it all away. (haha, yeah right).

    Can you believe that I don't have a single gummy candy around my house to help me get through this research? That's gotta change immediately!

    Some of the candies I found are very easy to find everywhere, and some are more specialty candies that would be perfect for gifts or just indulging.

    If you discover any more vegan gummies, let me know in the comments. 🙂

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Sour Patch Kids

    Sour Patch Kids make my mouth hurt just thinking about them because I can eat WAY too many of these sweet and sour candies. If anyone has ever eaten too much sour candy you know what that feels like!

    Fuzzy Peach

    Ahhh Fuzzy Peach!! These little beauties remind me of being a kid. Sugar-coated on the outside, very sweet and chewy in the middle.

    Swedish Berries

    Swedish Berries are perfectly sweet little berry shaped candies. Oddly delicious when you mix them into vegan movie theatre popcorn.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Swedish Fish

    Keeping things Swedish for a sec. Swedish Fish are soft, chewy, kinda waxy... but almost in a good way if that's possible.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Twizzlers

    Me and my best friend used to turn these into an evil weapon as kids, and would whip each other with them... don't do that. It hurts! As soon as I get a bag of these, I rip them open and let them get stale. Call me crazy, but I love how they get hard and extra chewy.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Redvines

    In my opinion, the sad cousin of Twizzlers. They just aren't as good to me!

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Dots

    Dots always remind me of Halloween because I would get mini boxes of these in my trick-or-treat bag.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Skittles

    Skittles.. I don't know if these are really considered a gummy candy, but because they are EVERYWHERE, I thought it was a good idea to include them for vegan candy emergencies.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Air Heads

    Hmmm Air Heads... I haven't had these very often in my life, but if I remember correctly they are similar to Laffy Taffy.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Jujyfruits and Jujubes

    I'm pretty sure these are common in the US but not in Canada, so I can't say I know them well. We do have something called Jujubes in Canada, but they are a totally different candy, and unfortunately not usually vegan.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Brach's Mandarin Orange Slices

    Most of Brach's candy isn't vegan at all, but these ones managed to sneak through. Woot woot!

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Annie's Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks

    I've seen these hanging out at many health food stores, but have yet to pick them up because I didn't know they were vegan! Note to self: buy immediately.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Realfruit

    Someone is picking up on the vegan trend because Dare Candy Co. have recently released several vegan candies, proudly stating on the front of the package that they are gelatin free. Woot woot!

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Squish

    One of my very favourite friends introduced me to Squish candy by giving it to me as a gift. They currently have 9 different vegan gummy candies on their site, and you can easily find them by selecting the vegan category! I'm in LOVE with this line of Canadian candy.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Surf Sweets

    This line of gummies is new to me, but I can't wait to try them. I love how they proudly declare on their site that they have gummies for vegans. Those fruity bears are calling my name!

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Gin Gins

    If you are a fan of ginger you will love these. Slightly sweet with a very strong ginger flavour, they are chewy like taffy. Also great to soothe and upset stomach!

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Lovely Candy Co.

    While not all of their candies are vegan, the Lovely Candy Co. declares right on their site if they are vegan or not, making it super easy to shop.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Seitenbacher Happy-Fruits

    I love how these come in cool flavours such as black currant and passion fruit.

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Trujoy Sweets

    All vegan candies all the way! I love the idea of chewy peppermint chocolate candies. The perfect stocking stuffer!

    40+ Gummy Candies that are Actually Vegan! Halloween, movies, snacks and gifts. #itdoesnttastelikechicken

    Tasty Brand

    I haven't yet sampled these vegan gummy candies, but they sure look tasty! 😉 And they have 5 different gummy options and all of them are totally vegan!

    I hope you loved this collection. I know I can't wait to get my hands on these.

    Bon Appetegan!

    Sam.

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    Comments

    1. sussan says

      November 03, 2019 at 10:46 am

      Hi Sam

      Did you call all these companies and inquire about the source of gelatine? This way you would have the most authentic answer l guess. Normally they do reply to emails as well.

      I wonder why they wouldn't write things like "gelatine free" to make it easier to the consumer.

      Cheers!
      Sam

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        November 07, 2019 at 10:06 am

        Hi sussan, I did contact some companies, but mostly I just read and analyzed the ingredient list.

        Reply
    2. abbie says

      October 25, 2019 at 11:38 pm

      almost all of these have red 40 dye in them which is made from beetles 🙁

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        October 28, 2019 at 4:54 pm

        Hi Abbie, red 40 is actually vegan-friendly. Here is an article on it. Enjoy!

        Reply
    3. Elizabeth Beckhusen says

      July 31, 2019 at 6:24 pm

      Very excited for a minute there...before I read your Dare Real Fruit Gummies review. States clearly that gelatin is in them and does not tell us what kind. Spent so much at the store they gave us a box of Dare products...not even the veggie crackers work for us because of skim milk powder in every damn unlikely thing possible

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        August 01, 2019 at 6:59 pm

        Hi Elizabeth, if you see in my article, not all Dare products are vegan at all, they just have a few options that have a gelatin-free logo on the front of the packaging as you can see in my photo. Hope that helps clarify.

        Reply
    4. Akiko says

      May 09, 2019 at 9:35 am

      Just a thought. Most of these, if they don't say they're specifically vegan, chances are they're not vegan. It's the sugar, if all it says is "sugar" chances are it's refined sugar, which isn't vegan. Some "vegans" may feel refined sugar is an OK pass, but the process involves bone char, so this vegan says no pass (personal feeling)....lol. I make my own gummies, using agar-agar, or kanten. ^_^

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        May 10, 2019 at 4:15 pm

        Hi Akiko! It would depend on where the candy is made. As far as I know using bone char in sugar isn’t very common anywhere other than the states as far as I know. Always good to double check with the brand you are purchasing. I use Redpath here in Canada and they say on their site that it’s vegan-friendly. A good tip is that organic sugar is always vegan.

        Reply
    5. Victor says

      May 02, 2019 at 3:47 am

      I’ve found vegan inexpensive gummy candies at ikea.

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        May 06, 2019 at 12:38 pm

        Oh great tip!!

        Reply
    6. Efraim says

      April 26, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      In Europe Biona and Goody Good offers vegan candies (also in the UK).
      In the UK I like Colin The Caterpillar sweets (especially the sour!) sold in Marks & Spencer.

      PS I've seen Bärenfamily (from Paraguay) in Germany https://www.rootsofcompassion.org/Baerenfamily-Organic-Wine-Gums

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        May 01, 2019 at 3:24 pm

        Great tips!

        Reply
        • Efraim says

          May 02, 2019 at 10:23 am

          <3

    7. Lynnae says

      April 25, 2019 at 11:04 am

      Im hungry!

      Reply
    8. Lucas says

      March 23, 2019 at 7:16 pm

      I don’t know if anyone already mentioned this but Sprouts has a bulk gummy candy option that’s vegan that you can buy per lb (in Colorado, at least).

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        March 26, 2019 at 9:36 am

        Great to know!

        Reply
        • Jus E says

          December 09, 2019 at 11:58 am

          It’s technically vegan because there are no animals in them however red 40 is tested on animals!

        • Bob says

          December 10, 2020 at 6:54 pm

          They test every single batch of dye on animals?

    9. Jazmyne says

      November 30, 2018 at 3:10 pm

      I would love it if you could do one on vegan marshmallows. I used to eat jet puff by itself but I cant anymore since giving up animal product.

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        December 02, 2018 at 1:42 pm

        The only brand of vegan marshmallows that I know of are Dandies. Enjoy!

        Reply
        • Lindsey Kay says

          February 23, 2019 at 2:00 am

          I love Dandies! They make the best rice krispies treats! Ppl ask why my treats are so good, I mention the vegan mallows & butter, & they write it down or text msg themselves the info! Haha! 🙂

      • Autumn S says

        December 14, 2018 at 2:12 am

        Trader Joe’s has vegan Marshmallows. 🙂

        Reply
    10. Ida says

      November 18, 2018 at 3:58 pm

      Theres also the brand: Katjes.
      Though I don't know if it exists any other places than Denmark or Europe...

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        November 19, 2018 at 8:56 am

        Ooooo! I'll have to look for them!

        Reply
    11. Lisa says

      November 13, 2018 at 1:53 pm

      Black Forest Organic Sour Heads are no longer vegan. They changed the recipe and now use gelatin.

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        November 17, 2018 at 4:22 pm

        Hmmmm it still says they are vegan on their site. Good idea to check tho to be sure!

        Reply
        • Lisa says

          November 17, 2018 at 4:25 pm

          I have a feeling that ingredient list on their website is outdated. They changed the image to the new green packaging, but that is the packaging that has gelatin listed on the back. 🙁

        • Lisa says

          November 17, 2018 at 4:26 pm

          p.s. It is entirely possible that I am losing my mind, but I almost cried in the store when I saw the ingredients list!

        • Sam Turnbull says

          November 17, 2018 at 4:47 pm

          oh what a bummer!!

      • lily says

        April 23, 2019 at 12:03 am

        Perhaps i bought an older batch, but the yellow package sour heads of Black Forest gummies is vegeterian at my local Krogers, but the green package sour heads of Black Forest gummies did contain gelatin.

        Reply
    12. Leena says

      October 13, 2018 at 7:57 pm

      Thank you for this list. My daughter is now 4, but at age 2, we learned that she is severely allergic to gelatin. After eating Haribo hummy bears, she had anaphylaxis and was rushed to the ER. For now, we are keeping her away from gummy treats, but the vegan ones seem to be a good option, as she tested positive for pork/beef gelatin.

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        October 19, 2018 at 6:23 pm

        Oh so interesting! Vegan gummies would definitely be a safe option for her then 🙂

        Reply
    13. Nelly says

      October 13, 2018 at 2:54 pm

      Hi, Trader Joe’s Gummies contains no gelatin! https://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/4430

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        October 19, 2018 at 6:23 pm

        Awesome!!

        Reply
      • Ava says

        December 12, 2018 at 10:08 pm

        And marshmallows!!

        Reply
    14. Trevor says

      April 20, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      J. Luehders Vegan Soft Gummy Candies are also vegan! I saw them at our local Fry's grocery store here in AZ (aka Ralph's/QFC/Fred Meyer-all Kroger). Just wanted to share since I didn't see it practically on any vegan candy lists anywhere!! 🙂

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        April 22, 2018 at 9:38 am

        Oh wonderful! Never heard of them, great to know. Thanks, Trevor 🙂

        Reply
    15. Harshil shah says

      February 12, 2018 at 12:40 pm

      Are lifesavers gummies vegan??

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        February 14, 2018 at 9:00 am

        You can see here that the fourth ingredient is gelatin, so no, they are not vegan.

        Reply
    16. Sophie says

      January 28, 2018 at 3:14 pm

      Are Maynards sour cherry blasters vegan?

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        January 30, 2018 at 11:03 am

        The ingredients are sugar, glucose syrup, modified corn starch, tartaric acid, citric acid, concentrated pear juice, artificial flavours, colour (with tartrazine), so yes, they are vegan 🙂

        Reply
    17. Safee says

      November 16, 2017 at 4:40 pm

      Are you sure Sour Patch is still vegan? As far as I know, they are now advising customers to avoid the product if they want to avoid animal by-products, rather than disclosing whether or not they actually use them under their proprietary "Natural and artificial flavor".

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        November 17, 2017 at 12:25 pm

        They are according to PETA and VegNews. After a google around I didn't find any notice that they weren't vegan.

        Reply
        • Safee says

          January 27, 2018 at 4:54 pm

          Thanks! However, I was concerned about the "Natural and artificial flavoring" ingredient. Apparently PETA doesn't really look into that, so I'm still kinda unsure...

      • Stormy larue says

        February 01, 2018 at 1:00 pm

        It clearly states gelitan on sour patch kid. Also, depending on the company determines if red 40 has gelitan. Flip your candy over and flip your phobe out, then read the ingredients and Google.

        Reply
        • Safee says

          February 01, 2018 at 1:04 pm

          Gelatin can be plant-based or animal-based.

        • Sam Turnbull says

          February 03, 2018 at 9:35 am

          Unfortunately, gelatin is always animal-based. Sometimes agar-agar (which is vegan) gets mislabeled as gelatin, but I would assume this is a rarity and there would be no easy way to find out.

        • Travis Conner says

          January 13, 2019 at 5:58 pm

          Nope he’s right about the dye for sure!

        • Sam Turnbull says

          February 03, 2018 at 9:32 am

          Sometimes ingredients can vary from country to country, even with the same product, so yes it's always a good idea to check. The sour patch kids I have always laid my hands on, don't contain gelatin as you can see in this photo. Enjoy!

    18. Emily says

      October 04, 2017 at 3:40 pm

      I just came across Black Forest Organic Sour Heads which are vegan. Thanks for this list!

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        October 04, 2017 at 9:17 pm

        Awesome!! I love finding new vegan treats 🙂

        Reply
        • Suha says

          November 08, 2017 at 8:43 am

          Do gummy pizzas from Netherlands contain Pork?

        • Sam Turnbull says

          November 08, 2017 at 1:32 pm

          I have no idea, you'll have to look at the ingredients. I live in Canada 🙂

      • Monica says

        October 10, 2018 at 2:24 pm

        Black Forest Organic Sour Heads are vegan? I know all the other organic gummies from black forest are made with pork..

        Reply
    19. Kim says

      August 18, 2017 at 3:33 pm

      Skittles aren't vegan. They contain gelatin.

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        August 18, 2017 at 3:44 pm

        Nope, they don't contain gelatin. You can read the ingredients on their site here.

        Reply
        • V says

          January 28, 2018 at 6:27 pm

          Red 40 is not vegan

        • Sam Turnbull says

          January 30, 2018 at 11:04 am

          According to vegan.com it is as it is derived from coal and not animal products.

      • Alex says

        November 05, 2017 at 3:31 pm

        They don't anymore. They changed the recipe a few years back. 🙂

        Reply
        • Anna says

          November 08, 2017 at 8:03 am

          I think you just have to check the packaging for skittles. I purchased a bag to hand out for Halloween and noticed glycerin is an ingredient. However their website does not have that ingredient listed. So perhaps the ingredients are different depending on the kind of skittles you purchase.

        • Anna says

          November 08, 2017 at 8:39 am

          Oops I totally take that back! I mixed up the blow pop bag with the skittles! Which is a relief because I’d take skittles over a blow pop any day!

    20. Seth says

      July 30, 2017 at 7:50 am

      Any good options for vegan chocolate that actually tastes good?

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        July 31, 2017 at 10:41 am

        That's a great idea for a post! 🙂 I don't know what kind of chocolate you like, but there are lots of brands available. In the meantime you could try my fruit and nut chocolate 🙂

        Reply
      • Holley says

        October 07, 2017 at 2:36 am

        Oreos, some Girl Scouts cookies (thin mints!) and I use vegan chocolate chips to melt and dip strawberries in. Very yummy!

        Reply
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