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Is Chex Mix Vegan? (These Flavors Might Be…)

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Chex Mix is super easy to find, particularly at convenient stores and gas stations, so it’d be nice if it was vegan friendly. Out of the several flavors of Chex Mix, it turns out that most are not vegan. But 2 of them potentially are. I looked up all the ingredients on the Chex Mix site for each flavor to save you time, and noted down any non-vegan or possibly non-vegan ingredients. The...

Are Nerds Vegan? (Some Flavors MIGHT Be)

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Strict vegans won’t eat Nerds, but if you’re a little flexible on controversial areas, you might be okay with eating a few flavors still. We’ll go over the problem ingredients in each flavor, and I’ll summarize the potential issues for you. Then, you can decide for yourself whether or not you consider Nerds to be vegan-friendly. Ingredients in Nerds I’ve gathered the ingredients in all...

Is Lindt Dark Chocolate Vegan? (Ingredients Check)

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Some Lindt Dark Chocolate is vegan, and some is not. Some of Lindt’s Excellence chocolate bars are definitely vegan, while a few may or may not be vegan.  Lindt makes a variety of chocolate, but most of it has milk products that make them not vegan friendly. However, the dark chocolate bars (their “Excellence) line are more promising. Lindt’s New Vegan Chocolate Line Lindt...

Is Dentyne Gum Vegan?

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Some big gum brands are accidentally vegan. I wanted to know if Dentyne was one of them, so I looked up the ingredients to all of their gums. I compiled the relevant results on this page to save you some time. Which Dentyne Flavors Are Vegan? Let’s start by looking at the typical ingredients in Dentyne (this is for spicy cinnamon): Sorbitol, Gum base, Maltitol, Natural and artificial flavor...

Are Snickers Vegan or Vegetarian?

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Sorry to disappoint my fellow vegans, but Snickers are clearly not vegan-friendly. They have multiple animal products in them, so there’s no debate. On a related note, Snicker bars might be vegetarian depending on your diet and how you view palm oil. Ingredients in Snickers It may vary a bit by country and type of bar, but the original Snicker bars contain: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa...

Are Twizzlers Vegan? [Probably Not…]

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When I first went vegan, I heard that Twizzlers were vegan in a few different places. They don’t contain gelatin, like many other non-vegan candies, so I can see why someone might think that. However, there’s a very good chance that Twizzlers are not vegan-friendly. I’ll walk you through why I think this, and you can decide for yourself if you still want to eat them. Twizzler...

Vegan Gum Brands: The 4 Best That I’ve Tried

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Most popular gums that you find in grocery stores contain ingredients that you can’t tell for sure from the label if they are vegan-friendly or not. Personally, I prefer to buy gum that I’m positive is vegan. I’ve spent quite a bit of time testing out different vegan gums, and while some of them are expensive and don’t last long, there are some good vegan gums. I’ll share my...

Is Trident Gum Vegan? (Spoilers: Probably Not)

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Trident definitely doesn’t make any gum that is vegan on purpose. But many gums are vegan by accident. I spent about an hour going through all the ingredients of different Trident product lines and flavors to see if any were vegan. I’ll walk you through the results in this post. Possible Non-Vegan Ingredients in Trident Gum A few of the gums are clearly not vegan because they contain gelatin. On...