#vegan candy

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love supporting the vegan friendly chocolatiers of Bruges!

Chocolatier Van Oost- Bruges, Belgium 🇧🇪

[threemarys1927]

healthier vegan chocolate candy bars

These healthier vegan chocolate candy bars will not disappoint! They are gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and so decadent!

[sweetoothgirl]

Homemade Vegan Candy Corn Recipe 

[aveganeverywhere]

Dreamery in Brooklyn ..... Mostly ice cream but they have some donuts and candy.

[wensdaiambrose]

A filter free version for the people who prefer it.

This Silky Gem is Key Lime and one of my favorites. I love the citrus flavors 😋

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[morethansalad]

Change the Date Rainbow Serpent Cake (Vegan)

This cake [recipe was made as] an homage to the great powers of the Rainbow Serpent of Aboriginal Dreamtime and an expression of allyship to the Indigenous Peoples of Australia.

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PSA: Sour Patch Kids aren’t vegan!!!

I’ve always eaten Sour Patch Kids thinking they were vegan. I thought this based on the label, and based on what google and other vegans have told me. So I’ve also been telling everyone that they’re vegan. It’s recently come to my attention that people have been questioning whether or not their sugar is vegan, and if their “natural flavours” are derived from animal products- a lot of people even think that there’s actually gelatine in them after all, but disguised as other ingredients. I tried to do research, but couldn’t find very definite/ clear answers seeing as how some websites like peta say they’re vegan friendly, while others say they *assume* they’re not vegan. So I decided to reach out to them myself for peace of mind.

If you want more detailed info, here are some articles I've found: [x] [x] [x] (I’m aware that not everyone cares whether or not the sugar they eat is processed through bone char, but this is for anyone who does)

They were pretty vague and refused to give me a more detailed, specific answer, but I was told they can’t guarantee that any of their products are vegan. Then they said “if it doesn’t state on the package that it’s vegan, then it’s not.” So buy them at your own risk, I’m not trusting them anymore. Especially since they can’t just be transparent about what is in their food products that people are eating. If a company is telling me their product isn’t vegan, then I’m not going to be consuming it.

I’m super disappointed, but mostly in myself for potentially eating something that wasn’t vegan after all😣 Really beating myself up over this, and want to try to help other vegans avoid making the same mistake I did if they have the same concerns as me. I’ve been completely oblivious, and strongly recommend reading the articles I listed above! The rep I spoke to also told me their recipes are always changing, so I’m just hoping that the candies were vegan when I ate them😩 (it’s been a while)

I'd also like to state that I naively thought the bone char didn’t apply to where I live, so I never worried about it in Sour Patch Kids without thinking about the fact that they’re probably manufactured in the states. I was also unaware of the first article i linked above until today, if I had read it sooner, I wouldn’t be eating Sour Patch Kids.

I reached out on several platforms, but got a response on facebook. Here are the screenshots:

(Yes i apologized, i felt mean and like a Karen😭 I was caught up in the heat of the moment, and don’t usually talk like that at all) I’m feeling so awful that I’ve potentially been eating gelatine this whole time, and i took it out on whoever runs the social media by being rude, and i do very much regret that as they ARE just doing their job, and saying what they’re allowed to. 

The first thing that comes up when I google “Are Sour Patch Kids vegan?” is yes, which clearly isn’t the case. So I hope my post can be helpful for someone!!