Flying Saucers, another popular favorite, first appeared in 1950s. These are basically sherbet covered in rice paper.
For this article, we will be focusing on sweets in the classic sense. This means that they come in packets such as Starbursts or Skittles. These are the ones you might have bought in your local newsagent back in the day (assuming that you're old enough). We haven't included chocolate bars or boxes of chocolates so chocoholics need to visit our vegan chocolate page.
Biona, an organic brand, offers a range gelatine- and animal-free sweets. They are familiar shapes and flavors from non-vegan childhoods. These include Mini Fruit Bears (Mini Fruit Bears), Sour Snakes, Liquorice Spirals, Cool Cola Bottles and Sour Snakes.
Even though vegans are restricted from eating sweets, it doesn't mean they can't enjoy delicious desserts. Surprised to find that vegan versions of some of your favourite foods are available?
Here we go through some of the main things to look out for in the ingredients of any sweets not listed above. Note that animal products are often listed using their scientific name or as an E number. Check out a good Vegan E numbers article for more information about what to look out for in that regard.
To cut to the chase, we’ll first run through our top 10 picks for the best vegan sweets, and then we’ll expand the info we give about our top picks and mention a few other sweets that just missed the cut (but which might still appeal to many vegans). Finally, we’ll go into a little detail about what stops most sweets being suitable for vegans.
You can taste the rainbow whilst still being vegan as these childhood favourites are ‘accidentally’ completely free of animal products!
For those who like a little sourness, there are the Tangy Worms as well as Fizzy friends. But, for those who prefer sweet treats, Love Bears in pineapple and grapefruit flavors are a good choice.
As with any food that is made up of many different ingredients, it's possible that some animal-derived substances could end up in the final product.
Delicious sweets can still be enjoyed even though you are following a vegan diet. Many of your favorite desserts may actually be vegan.
It is your choice to limit yourself to products made for vegans (often from companies that make only vegan products). It's obvious that those who choose to veganize for health reasons may wish not to eat as many of these sweets. However, for occasional sweet treats there are many good vegan-friendly options. These will allow you the pleasure of a sugary treat without causing any harm to animals.
Jelly Dinos and Fizzy Peaches are just a few of the other fun options. However, not all Biona products can be made vegan.
Barratt sweet maker, who was founded in 1848 in Shoreditch, is known for the Dip Dab. This classic combination of sherbet mixed with sugary lolly was popular among many generations. Relaunched in 2015 with a sour flavor (which is also vegan-friendly).
If you’re trying to figure out whether a product is vegan or not, there are a few things to look out for:
Our re-sealable pouches are available in small bags from 300g
We send our parcels out next day, via a courier, with an estimated 2-4 day delivery.
Our prices are very competitive and start from as little os £3.99
Our sweets are supplied in resealable bags, and will keep for at least 6 months (if they last that long!)
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Yes, you can see a full list of ingredients on our official website.