Oh, do I love me some candy. This graph was ripped off from inspired by this. (Granted, my derivation is both glaringly rudimentary and a bit contrived – but, y’know I’m okay with that.) Please share your candy-related thoughts in the comments section below.

Update:I called Ferrara Pan and have confirmed that Lemonheads are in fact not vegan.
I have replaced them in the hierarchy with something equally as delicious and confirmed as vegan from various sources. Thanks to Ezekiel Grave for the tip!

9 Comments

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   Comment by

   Ezekiel Grave

   on March 12, 2010 at 10:14 am #

   I was pretty sure that “Lemon Heads” and similar candies are NOT vegan due to the fact that they contain “Confectioner’s Glaze”, which is another word for “Shellac”.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac

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   Comment by

   BrownbirdRudyRelic

   on March 12, 2010 at 11:20 am #

   @ Ezekiel.
   Thanks for the tip. (See update)

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   Comment by

   catres

   on March 12, 2010 at 12:32 pm #

   Hmm, when I’ve contacted many of these companies in the past they wouldn’t tell me if they used non-bone char sugar. Are these items pseudo vegan (for those not concerned with sugar) or are any of these all-vegan and definitely don’t have bone-char sugar?

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   Comment by

   BrownbirdRudyRelic

   on March 12, 2010 at 12:47 pm #

   @ catres

   The majority of candy on here has been confirmed by various sources as being suitable for vegans. Your questions with regard to bone-char is a little more nuanced and probably open to debate.

   See Reliable Source

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   Comment by

   Theo

   on March 12, 2010 at 2:07 pm #

   dont forget the skittles

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   Comment by

   happyherbivore

   on March 14, 2010 at 12:38 pm #

   I thought skittles were vegan now that they no-longer contain gelatin?

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   Comment by

   madcow

   on March 15, 2010 at 2:16 pm #

   Hahah deliciously clever!

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   Comment by

   Veganne

   on March 18, 2010 at 2:57 pm #

   Chick o Sticks, oh I how I love these flaky, peanut-y logs of deliciousness!

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   Comment by

   Pinky

   on November 9, 2012 at 9:05 pm #

   I am desperate to find a Vegan candy store either on the upper east side or not in lower Manhattan I went to one in Forest Hills and they were CLUELESS! Help Its for a gift!