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

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

Red Vines

Smarties

Smart Sweets Sweet Fish

Super Bubble

SweeTARTS Original

Twizzlers

UnReal

YumEarth Vegan Fruit Snacks

Zotz

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