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.