Today I am answering the question, are starburst jelly beans vegan? Most of us would think that they are at first glance, but technically they are NOT vegan!
I will go into the one ingredient that makes them technically not vegan.
Starburst Jelly Bean Ingredients
Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Corn Starch; Less than 2% of: Citric Acid, Acacia, Apple Juice from Concentrate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Citrate, Mineral Oil, Carnauba Wax, Colors (Yellow 5, Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Titanium Dioxide), Confectioner’s Glaze.
| Serving Size: 0.25 cup | ||
| Servings Per Container: 10 | ||
| Nutrient | Amount per Serving | % Daily Value |
| Calories | 140 | 0% |
| Calories from Fat | 0 | 0% |
| Total Fat | 0 g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 0 mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 34 g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g | 0% |
| Sugars | 27 g | 0% |
| Protein | 0 g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0 | -2% |
| Vitamin C | 0 | -2% |
| Calcium | 0 | -2% |
| Iron | 0 | -2% |
| Flavor | 0 | 0% |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | 0% |
| ServingSize-In grams | 40 g | 0% |
The one ingredient that makes Starburst jelly beans NOT vegan is: Confectioner’s Glaze
Confectioner’s glaze is not vegan because it is lac bug secretions hardened to become shellac, products containing it are not considered vegan.
This type of glaze is used on a lot of different candies to make it shiny. Because this is a bug/animal by-product it would not be vegan.
Here is some more information about the confectioner’s glaze in case you are interested.
Vegan Jelly Bean Alternatives
The good thing is a lot of candy companies are getting on the vegan bandwagon and adding more vegan candy options.
- 7-Select’s Speckled Jelly Beans
- 7-Select’s Warheads Jelly Beans
- WarHeads’ Sour Jelly Beans
- YumEarth Naturals’ Sour Jelly Beans
Have you tried freezing Candy for later? Here is how to do it!
More Vegan Recipes To Try:
ewwwww!!! I love Starburst Jelly Beans.