Posted: Oct 13 2009 10:06AM By Lacey Hancock

Guess what's vegan for the up-coming "christmas" holiday that's already out? The peppermint junior mints!! not the regular ones...but the peppermint crunch ones are :)

Posted: Oct 13 2009 10:17AM By Roxanne

I was about to cry "foul" when I saw Skittles on the list but then I checked out the Skittles website. Hooray for them not using gelatin anymore. Now if they could just stop using food dyes that I'm allergic to...

Posted: Oct 13 2009 10:32AM By corinna

Why wont someone make vegan candy corn!? It's so time consuming to make myself!!

Posted: Oct 13 2009 12:41PM By Tess

I'm surprised Skittles made the list, being owned by very animal-unfriendly Mars. Yet, original Peanut Chews did not?

Posted: Oct 13 2009 16:06PM By camille

has anyone actually confirmed with the companies of their sugar source? that they do not use bone char sugar?

Posted: Oct 14 2009 07:15AM By Elaine

Camille, a) Most sugar (at least 3/4) is not refined through bone char, so even if you just take a gamble with sugar, it's more likely vegan than non. b) Mass produced candies often use the cheapest products, which means the sugar they choose is often beet sugar or corn syrup, not bone char refined cane sugar, and is therefor vegan. c) Some of these candies (like Go Max Go) claim that they're vegan right on the label. That's a good indication that they do not use bone char refined sugar. d) I'm guessing that VegNews did in fact verify the sugar source. They are generally pretty good about that kind of stuff.

Posted: Oct 14 2009 23:10PM By Vicki

It's kind of a bummer that the best candy of my youth can't make the list. Brach's fruit slices? Blech.

Posted: Oct 15 2009 13:42PM By AKM

I thought Now & Laters contained egg whites. If they don't, and this list is correct, color me happy! :-)

Posted: Oct 16 2009 10:29AM By VegNews

Hi AKM! Thanks for your inquiry about the Now and Later candy! We verified with Farley's & Sathers, who make Now and Later, that they are in fact vegan-friendly. They do produce a newer variety of the candy called Now and Later Soft, which does contain egg whites. Perhaps that is where the discrepancy arose.

Posted: Oct 21 2009 02:04AM By Francisco

Unfortunately, Skittles apparently still contain Shellac, also known as "Confectioner's Glaze". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac Now, i know that wikipedia isnt the best source to quote, but there are a ton of links to their reference.

Posted: Oct 22 2009 15:40PM By Leila

Don't twizzlers have glycerin? Did someone verify it to be from plant sources?

Posted: Oct 24 2009 15:54PM By brandon

mary jane's have glcerine. Can some verify that too? Are red vines vegan?

Posted: Oct 26 2009 09:36AM By VegNews

Hi Leila and Brandon! Representatives from Necco, the producer of Mary Janes, verified that their product is indeed vegan-friendly. Hersheys, who produce Twizzlers, verified that the glycerin used in Twizzlers is 100 percent plant-based. Thank you for reminding us about Red Vines! We've contacted the company to confirm whether or not the product contains animal derivatives. Red Vines ingredients are listed on its web site, but as always, we'll need to confirm ingredients with the producer before adding them to the list.

Posted: Oct 26 2009 22:10PM By Dawn

Thanks for this list. The PETA kids website also has a list of vegan candy, and it looks like there might be a few more that could be on your list. http://www.petakids.com/candy.html Fireballs, Lemonheads, and Sweet Tarts to name a few.

Posted: Oct 29 2009 08:57AM By Ivy

Thanks for the info on twizzlers and mary janes. I'm pretty positive red vines are vegan. I wish that when a company used plant-derived ingredients, like Twizzlers with the glycerin, that they would indicate so on the label. Some of these products also contain stearates and mono- and diglycerides, which are usually assumed nonvegan. How's a good, label-reading vegan able to tell? I'm missing out on goodies, and not giving the trick-or-treaters much variety.

Posted: Oct 30 2009 10:36AM By PE

Why would anyone in her right mind try these technically vegan junk foods? There should be a category (wait, there is, and here are samples) called Factory "Food", guaranteed dead on arrival. For the first item's ingredients I found lotsa refined sugar (once cane or beet juice), and partially hydrogenated soy oil. Mmmm, trans fats! Vegan, you say?

Posted: Oct 31 2009 09:40AM By Lauren

PETA's lists of vegan food often aren't totally vegan. They consider 99% vegan to be vegan enough. Lemonheads, for example, do contain beeswax (I have a huge container in front of me that says so.) So... don't take their lists at face value unless you aren't a strict vegan.

Posted: Nov 02 2009 07:04AM By Kit

Sour Patch Kids, and Swedish Fish have gelatin in them.Gelatin has animals tissues and bones in it :/

Posted: Nov 02 2009 11:30AM By VegNews

Hi Kit! Representatives from Cadbury Adams, the producer of both Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish, have confirmed that neither candy contains gelatin. So, feel free to indulge in either as a post-Halloween treat!

Posted: Nov 02 2009 11:43AM By Leah

Skittles just recently got rid of gelatin. :) I support that.

Posted: Nov 05 2009 20:40PM By Crystal

People are always TRYING to tell me that sour patch kids have gelatin. I don't really know why that is.

Posted: Nov 22 2009 17:07PM By lenni

Twizzlers are NOT vegan! The glycerin used is animal-derived. Write the company.

Posted: Jan 04 2010 16:12PM By Marie

I am confused, are the Twizzlers OK? Some of these posts say the glycerin is plant-based, but this last post says it's animal derived.