Not all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsThe 31st of October is Halloween – a day of grotesque yet guilt-free indulgence in glimmering treats amid macabre-costumed neighbours leaning on your doorbell to claim their share. It’s been a real deathly downer in previous years for the plant-based demographic when we’ve been stuck eating hummus and crackers while others could sinfully indulge in their favourite candies. But in 2024 we no longer have to as ProVeg South Africa has grave-robbed a list of 123 legitimate and delectable vegan sweets to scare up your blood sugar. Banished and exorcised are the days when vegans had to rely on an apple and some raisins for their fructose-loading.
Not all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsNot all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsThe 31st of October is Halloween – a day of grotesque yet guilt-free indulgence in glimmering treats amid macabre-costumed neighbours leaning on your doorbell to claim their share. It’s been a real deathly downer in previous years for the plant-based demographic when we’ve been stuck eating hummus and crackers while others could sinfully indulge in their favourite candies. But in 2024 we no longer have to as ProVeg South Africa has grave-robbed a list of 123 legitimate and delectable vegan sweets to scare up your blood sugar. Banished and exorcised are the days when vegans had to rely on an apple and some raisins for their fructose-loading.
Not all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsThe 31st of October is Halloween – a day of grotesque yet guilt-free indulgence in glimmering treats amid macabre-costumed neighbours leaning on your doorbell to claim their share. It’s been a real deathly downer in previous years for the plant-based demographic when we’ve been stuck eating hummus and crackers while others could sinfully indulge in their favourite candies. But in 2024 we no longer have to as ProVeg South Africa has grave-robbed a list of 123 legitimate and delectable vegan sweets to scare up your blood sugar. Banished and exorcised are the days when vegans had to rely on an apple and some raisins for their fructose-loading.
Not all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsThe 31st of October is Halloween – a day of grotesque yet guilt-free indulgence in glimmering treats amid macabre-costumed neighbours leaning on your doorbell to claim their share. It’s been a real deathly downer in previous years for the plant-based demographic when we’ve been stuck eating hummus and crackers while others could sinfully indulge in their favourite candies. But in 2024 we no longer have to as ProVeg South Africa has grave-robbed a list of 123 legitimate and delectable vegan sweets to scare up your blood sugar. Banished and exorcised are the days when vegans had to rely on an apple and some raisins for their fructose-loading.
Not all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsNot all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsThe 31st of October is Halloween – a day of grotesque yet guilt-free indulgence in glimmering treats amid macabre-costumed neighbours leaning on your doorbell to claim their share. It’s been a real deathly downer in previous years for the plant-based demographic when we’ve been stuck eating hummus and crackers while others could sinfully indulge in their favourite candies. But in 2024 we no longer have to as ProVeg South Africa has grave-robbed a list of 123 legitimate and delectable vegan sweets to scare up your blood sugar. Banished and exorcised are the days when vegans had to rely on an apple and some raisins for their fructose-loading.
Not all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsThe 31st of October is Halloween – a day of grotesque yet guilt-free indulgence in glimmering treats amid macabre-costumed neighbours leaning on your doorbell to claim their share. It’s been a real deathly downer in previous years for the plant-based demographic when we’ve been stuck eating hummus and crackers while others could sinfully indulge in their favourite candies. But in 2024 we no longer have to as ProVeg South Africa has grave-robbed a list of 123 legitimate and delectable vegan sweets to scare up your blood sugar. Banished and exorcised are the days when vegans had to rely on an apple and some raisins for their fructose-loading.
Not all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsVegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsNot all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsThe 31st of October is Halloween – a day of grotesque yet guilt-free indulgence in glimmering treats amid macabre-costumed neighbours leaning on your doorbell to claim their share. It’s been a real deathly downer in previous years for the plant-based demographic when we’ve been stuck eating hummus and crackers while others could sinfully indulge in their favourite candies. But in 2024 we no longer have to as ProVeg South Africa has grave-robbed a list of 123 legitimate and delectable vegan sweets to scare up your blood sugar. Banished and exorcised are the days when vegans had to rely on an apple and some raisins for their fructose-loading.
Not all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
Vegan candy in South Africa
Jelly sweets Jelly Tots Original Jelly Tots Numbers Jelly Tots Alphabet Jelly Tots Power Sour Jelly Tots Craziberries Woolworths Free From Gelatine Sour Jelly Beans Woolworths Free From Gelatine Jelly Beans Woolworths Fantasy Galore Woolworths 10 Mini Fruit Pastilles Bags Woolworths Mini Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Mini Fruit Pastilles Woolworths Free From Gelatine Fruity Juice Chews Woolworths Free From Gelatine Soft Eating Gums Woolworths Liquorice & Fruit Flavoured Duos Woolworths Dream Dance Duo Candy Break Tommy’s Bear Sour Vegan Chewits Blue Raspberry Flavour Juicy Bites Chewits Xtreme Apple & Lemon Flavour Sour Bites Fini Magic Carpets Fini Smoo Free Koala Fini Smoo Free Vibes Mix Fini Gourmet Candy Fruits Hitschies Saure Schnüre Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Hitschies Saure Spinnenbeine Fruchtgummi / Fruit Gum Lolilu Froggums Lolilu Vine Gums Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Mixed Fruit Candy Break Tommy’s Bears Vegan Tropical Mixed Fruit Bebeto Fizzy Blue Raspberry Laces Bebeto Rainbow Laces Bebeto Apple Spaghetti Bebeto Strawberry Spaghetti Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Strawberry & Blackcurrant Rowntree’s Jelly Tots Rowntree’s Dessert Pastilles Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles Roll Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sour Gums Popsuga Vegan & Gelatine Free Sweet Gums Peach & Cherry Flavour Sugarlean Juicy Fruit Jellies Sugarlean Mini Soft Gums Fruits Galore Liquorice Woolworths Liquorice Twists Woolworths Original Soft Eating Liquorice Woolworths Dutch Salty Flavoured Liquorice Allsorts Liquorice Mini Twists Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Original Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Cherry Flavour Mister Sweet Soft Eating Liquorice Strawberry Flavour Mister Sweet Cherry & Berry Twists Fini The Black Liquorice Gourmet Lemon Filled Fini Liquorice Blacks Hard candy Starburst Minis Swizzels Curious Chews Swizzels Love Hearts Lipstick Swizzels Original Love Hearts Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites Swizzels PUDS Chew Bars Swizzels Chew Crew Swizzels Giant Fizzers Swizzels Flic ‘n’ Lic Tango Blue Razz Bubblegum Filled Tango Milk Valley Chewy Centre Tango Wacky Mix Bubblegum Filled Tongue Paint Skittles Giants Crazy Sours Skittles Fruits Skittles Wild Berry Jawbreaker Black Cherry Jawbreaker Blackcurrant Jawbreaker Blue Razz Jawbreaker Ice Cream Jawbreaker Sour Jawbreaker Strawberry Jawbreaker Tropical Mentos Spearmint Mentos Strawberry Mentos Fruit Mentos Mint Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Citrus Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Sugar Free Hard Candies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Citrus Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Comforts Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Fruits Caring Candies Little Lovies Assorted Sours Caring Candies Little Lovies Liquorice Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Peppermint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Toffee Mint Flavour Caring Candies Little Lovies Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Flavour Stockley’s Chocolate Limes Stockley’s Sherbet Lemons Amajoya Mixed Fruit Flavoured Candy Marshmallows Navinos Vegan Marshmallows The Synergy Candy Company Vegan Marshmallows Marshmelts Veg Marshmallows Popsuga Vegan Toasted Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Chocolate Mini Mallows Popsuga Vegan Creamy Mallows Buy Organic Chocc-Vegan Marshmallows Fine & Fabulous Sweets & Treats Vegan Pink & White Mini Marshmallows Lollipops Swizzels Luscious Lollies Swizzels Lots of Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Raspberry Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Blackcurrant Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Toffee Caring Candies Sugar Free Doc’s Pops Lollipops Passion Fruit Caring Candies Sugar Free Heart Shape Lollipops Caring Candies Sugar Free Rainbow Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Assorted Sour Spiralz Caring Candies Sugar Free Little Lollies Caring Candies Sugar Free Mini Round Lollipops – Pine-Orange Caring Candies CBD Infused Lollipops Bubblegum / Chewing gum Marvellous Watermelon Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Tennis Balls Fruit Flavoured Bubblegum Marvellous Gum BallsThe 31st of October is Halloween – a day of grotesque yet guilt-free indulgence in glimmering treats amid macabre-costumed neighbours leaning on your doorbell to claim their share. It’s been a real deathly downer in previous years for the plant-based demographic when we’ve been stuck eating hummus and crackers while others could sinfully indulge in their favourite candies. But in 2024 we no longer have to as ProVeg South Africa has grave-robbed a list of 123 legitimate and delectable vegan sweets to scare up your blood sugar. Banished and exorcised are the days when vegans had to rely on an apple and some raisins for their fructose-loading.
Not all candies are vegan. There are a few freaky & sneaky animal ingredients that find their way into chocolates, gummies, caramels, others – such as dairy milk, animal fats, butter, whey, and that ectoplasmic gelatin frequently added for chewiness. Carmine, made from crushed cochineal beetles, is sometimes used as a red colouring in candy, and shellac, which comes from insect secretions, can sometimes be used as confectioner’s glaze and various other food applications. Even white sugar itself is often refined with bone char. This all demonstrates how pervasive the use of animal byproducts is in the food industry, which is why it’s vital that brands get licensed for their vegan products through certification bodies such as V-Label to build trust and support among these consumers.
Vegan food tends to come with a health halo. Plant-based versions of meat and dairy products are usually healthier in various respects; but like other candies, the majority of vegan candy isn’t the most nutritious thing you could possibly be eating. Candy generally contains high amounts of added sugar and calories, regardless of animal product content – but don’t let that stifle your sweet tooth – this night of fiendish and frenzied candy consumption comes but once a year, and healthy habits are what we do most of the time.
Excluding non-candy confectionery products that are ‘accidentally vegan’ such as Oreos – the world’s best-selling cookie – here is ProVeg’s monster-list of vegan candies available nationally at retailers such as Checkers, Pick & Pay, Woolworths and Spar:
