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so im confussed does jelly beans have anything anti veg?

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VeggieRachie VIC • Posts: 8

1 24 Sep 2011

Ok so i looked on the ingredients of jelly beans to see if there was any gelatin in it and no where on the ingredients said gelatin so i thought they were safe... But now another of my friends who is also a vegatatian said although they havnt got it on the ingredients jelly beans must have gelatin in them cos they are JELLY lollies... so now im unsure.... do any of you know if jelly beans are safe for vegaterians.... (also i read the ingredients 100000 times i did not miss read. does not have gelatin on the ingredients list) thanks happy

le gabrielle QLD • Posts: 214

2 24 Sep 2011

I think if they were to have gelatin in them, it would have to say it on the ingredients.
According to a google search, the basic ingredients of jelly beans are sugar, corn syrup and food starch, and often they contain minor amounts of lecithin (emulsifier), anti-foaming agents, beeswax or carnauba wax, salt and/or confectioner's glaze.
Carnauba wax is safe for vegans, but beeswax technically isn't vegan (i guess it depends where you stand with bees/honey and stuff.)
I guess it would differ slightly depending on the brand, but this is the site: http://www.prydescc.com.au/jellybeans.html

But on closer look, your question was about vegetarian-ness not vegan-ness, so disregard the beeswax thing tongue

Kirrilly VIC • Posts: 2092

3 24 Sep 2011

I think jelly beans are the exception when it comes to jelly lollies. They don't have gelatine most of the time, but it's still a good idea to check because they sometimes are coated in shellac or such.

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xMISSMONSTERx WA • Posts: 2582

4 24 Sep 2011

Allens jelly beans are vegan.
And they are way different to most gelatine lollies, they're hardly 'jelly' like.

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Clud VIC • Posts: 1559

5 25 Sep 2011

xMISSMONSTERx said:

And they are way different to most gelatine lollies, they're hardly 'jelly' like.

Yeah they're kinda like a sugary hard jelly like thingy.

xAshlee TAS • Posts: 722

6 25 Sep 2011

yeah, its a bit silly to say they contain gelatin just becasue theyre a jelly lolly. but i can see why some ppl might think so....

just like people say 'surely chocolate has to contain milk ' blah blah blah

haha. yeah Allens jelly beans are vegan except for the red ones as they contain colour 120 - that insect blood stuff.
so depends where you stand on that issue too

Jesse VIC • Posts: 1117

7 27 Sep 2011

A lot of jelly beans are vegan (couldn't vouch for all of them). Jelly beans aren't chewy in the same way gummy bears are. It's these chewier lollies that most often have gelatine.

There are vegetarian alternatives to gelatine, like Agar. But I think it's difficult to get something quite as chewy as most gummy bears with these veg alternatives... hence the fact those are the lollies you most need to be careful of.

vegantiff ACT • Posts: 1

8 31 May 2013

I just bought a pack of Allens Jelly Beans thinking they were vegan but they use carmine (e120). Boooooo!

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KirstyGirl TAS • Posts: 754

9 31 May 2013

Depends entirely on the brand and packet. If it doesn't list gelatine, it's not in there. However most jelly beans do have them. You'll also notice a distinctly different texture between the ones with and without.