We’re spoilt for choice these days when it comes to vegan products in stores, but whilst there are new products hitting the shelves every day many everyday products that you may already know and love are accidentally vegan too*! If you are buying these for yourself or another person following a vegan diet, avoid buying Haribo Rainbow Twists. The glaze on these is unsuitable for those following a vegan diet. Haribo’s Soft Jelly Bear is vegan The sour Rainbow Twists are covered in sugar to create their distinctly sour taste and are suitable for vegans as a consequence. The sugar used in the UK is vegan, meaning this is safe for UK consumers. Because Haribo are produced in a factory that undoubtedly offers other Haribo products that are non-vegan, there is also the strong possibility of cross-contamination. This is mainly a concern if you follow a vegan diet for allergenic reasons. They may not be consumed by those strictly against any possibility of animal-derived products in their food. Haribo should not be considered broadly vegan? Are Haribo vegetarian?

Ingredients like beeswax are found in many Haribo sweets to create a shiny appetising glaze. Although beeswax is taken from hives of bees non-lethally, many of those who follow a vegan diet do so because the safety of animals and creatures kept by humans for industrial purposes are at risk. It is worth noting that if you follow a vegan diet and look for Haribo products that are explicitly vegan, Haribo does not label any of their products as vegan. There are, however, many products that most likely do not contain any animal byproducts.It is commonly sold and used in desserts and baking at home and commercially, but what is it made of? This is different from the rest of the sweets on this list. The Haribo Soft Jelly Bear is a large, yellow bear filled with smaller sweets. It also extends to items like honey made non-lethally that encourage captivity and open the possibility of cruelty towards non-human creatures. It is difficult to rule out that the mono and di-glycerides used in these products may be derived from animal tissues. Other questionable products, too, like artificial colours, require animal testing to be consumed safely and put on the market. This is not a concern with sugar derived from sugar beet or non-bleached sugar. However, it is still a concern with products that contain brown sugar, as some brown sugar and brown sugar-derived products in the United States (such as molasses) do sometimes contain sugar cane that has undergone bleaching.

Instead of gelatine, this product utilises pectin, a natural substance found in fruit. These sweets are suitable for vegans, but this is only available in a size of 1 kilogram and are more expensive than many of Haribo’s other offerings. Accidentally vegan products are those which are vegan not by design and are not marketed as suitable for vegans but which happen to contain no animal ingredients. This means vegetarians avoid meat, poultry, and seafood, including but not limited to bivalves, molluscs, fish, and shellfish.Haribo Rainbow Spaghetti are suitable for those that follow a vegan diet. This is because the Rainbow Spaghetti made by Haribo are some of their few products that use starch in place of gelatine in their production process. Parties for a wide variety of people, particularly children, may be in need of a vegan and vegetarian-friendly option. Are Haribo vegan? Those who do not follow a vegetarian lifestyle may question how sweets like Haribo may not be vegetarian, given that it is uncommon that they contain meat or meat flavourings. However, Haribo does include some non-vegan and non-vegetarian ingredients within its products. Gelatine is not an animal byproduct, however, but an animal product. It contains the direct tissue of animals as it is physically derived from the bones of animals and requires killing the creature to do so. Haribo is a sweets and confectionery organisation that makes sweets consumed popularly in Europe but broadly around the world. They are German in origin and produce a variety of soft-to-hard gummy sweets and more specialised types.

There are some items that Haribo produces that are vegan, and some of these are found in UK retailers. Still, these items are also contested by some in the vegan community. These are often used as preservatives in foods. This means it is up to the individual vegan to decide whether this is personally viable for them.Tri-glycerides can be derived from the cell walls of plant cells, which is an entirely vegan process. However, triglycerides can also be derived from animal tissue. Many manufacturers are non-explicit about the source of triglycerides as the supply chain is not transparent.