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Product	Verdict	Category	The catch
Is Celsius vegan?	Vegan	Drinks	Taurine is the one ingredient that raises eyebrows, it occurs naturally in animal tissue, but the taurine in Celsius (and virtually all commercial energy drinks) is synthetically produced, and Celsius carries explicit vegan certification confirming this.
Is Coca-Cola vegan?	It Depends	Drinks	Bone-char-filtered cane sugar: Coca-Cola does not disclose whether its sugar suppliers use bone char (charred animal bones) as a decolorizing agent. The US formula has historically used HFCS (no bone char issue), but a cane-sugar US variant launched in late 2025 reintroduces this ambiguity. Outside the US, cane sugar is the norm and bone char use is undisclosed.
Is Doritos vegan?	It Depends	Snacks	The vast majority of flavors contain dairy (whey, buttermilk, cheddar/romano/parmesan cheese, lactose, skim milk, sour cream); only a handful of specific varieties are free of animal ingredients, and the list differs significantly by country.
Is Gatorade vegan?	It Depends	Drinks	Refined cane sugar in standard varieties is often filtered through bone char (charred cattle bones) in the US, and the Gatorade Recover / protein shake lines contain whey protein isolate and milk protein isolate, which are unambiguously not vegan.
Is Guinness vegan?	Vegan	Alcohol	Historically not vegan due to isinglass (fish bladder fining), but this was fully removed by 2018; the beer is now vegan across all main formats.
Is Haribo Goldbears vegan?	Not Vegan	Candy	Gelatin (pork-derived in the US, UK, and Germany) is the primary non-vegan ingredient, used to give the bears their chewy texture; beeswax is an additional non-vegan glazing agent.
Is Jolly Ranchers vegan?	It Depends	Candy	Gelatin in gummies and chews is the clear disqualifier; hard candies sit in a gray zone due to potentially bone-char-filtered sugar and animal-tested artificial dyes, and Hershey does not certify any Jolly Rancher product as vegan.
Is Lay's Classic Potato Chips vegan?	It Depends	Snacks	Lay's Classic US contains only potatoes, vegetable oil, and salt, no intentionally added animal ingredients. However, two FDA recalls (2023 in Connecticut/New England; December 2024-January 2025 in Oregon/Washington, escalated to Class I highest-risk) confirmed actual dairy contamination from shared production lines with flavors like sour cream and onion. This is not a theoretical "may contain" label disclaimer, it is documented cross-contamination severe enough for the FDA to classify as life-threatening. Strict vegans who avoid shared-line dairy products should treat this as "not vegan." Casual or ingredient-label vegans may accept it. Many other Lay's flavors contain dairy or honey outright; variety matters enormously. The UK Walkers Ready Salted equivalent also shares a dairy factory.
Is Monster Energy vegan?	It Depends	Drinks	Java Monster and Muscle Monster contain milk/dairy; some European variants of red-colored lines (e.g., Ultra Red UK) may contain carmine (crushed cochineal beetles).
Is Oreos vegan?	It Depends	Snacks	Mondelez explicitly warns of "milk as cross contact" across all Oreo products, and a number of specific varieties, including Cakesters, fudge-coated, and ice cream sandwich formats, actually contain dairy or egg as listed ingredients.
Is Pop-Tarts vegan?	Not Vegan	Snacks	Gelatin in the frosting, sourced from beef cattle skin and bones, is present in every frosted Pop-Tarts variety, which covers nearly the entire product line.
Is Pringles vegan?	It Depends	Snacks	The vast majority of flavored varieties contain dairy (lactose, whey powder, buttermilk, nonfat milk, or cheese cultures); only the unflavored/lightly salted lines are dairy-free, and a 2021 reformulation added dairy to several UK flavors that were previously vegan.
Is Red Bull vegan?	It Depends	Drinks	Red Bull GmbH covers the administrative costs of Wings for Life, a non-profit that performs deadly spinal cord injury experiments on rats and other animals, making it non-cruelty-free even though no animal-derived ingredients are in the drink itself.
Is Ritz Crackers vegan?	Not Vegan	Snacks	The original Ritz Crackers are certified OU-D (dairy) by the Orthodox Union, which has direct access to Mondelez's full formulation and confirmed actual dairy presence, almost certainly hidden within the "natural flavor" ingredient. This is not speculative like bone-char sugar: it is positive certification of dairy content. The VRG investigated in 2023 and confirmed the OU-D designation while Mondelez refused to name the specific dairy ingredient. Additionally, all flavored varieties (Cheddar, Honey Wheat, Sour Cream and Onion, Ritz Bits, Toasted Chips) contain explicit dairy or honey, making the entire Ritz line non-vegan.
Is Skittles vegan?	It Depends	Candy	Variety matters: classic hard-shell Skittles are vegan, but Skittles Squishy Cloudz contain gelatin (animal collagen); additionally, the cane sugar used may be refined through bone char, which strict vegans consider non-vegan.
Is Sour Patch Kids vegan?	It Depends	Candy	The verdict depends entirely on region: UK Sour Patch Kids contain gelatin (an animal-derived ingredient), while US versions do not, but US versions use conventionally refined sugar that may be processed through animal bone char, and their artificial dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1) have been tested on animals.
Is Starburst vegan?	It Depends	Candy	US versions contain gelatin (from animal bones/skin) and confectioner's glaze (from lac beetle secretions), the UK reformulated to use pectin instead.
Is Swedish Fish vegan?	It Depends	Candy	Beeswax: peg-bag varieties (typically sold at gas stations and vending machines) list beeswax as an ingredient, and some Turkish-manufactured batches also use beeswax, while Canadian-manufactured versions (common in U.S. retail) use only plant-based carnauba wax.
Is Takis vegan?	It Depends	Snacks	Many Takis flavors contain dairy or eggs in their seasoning blends; even the "clean" flavors carry a shared-equipment milk cross-contamination warning and may contain bone-char-processed sugar.
Is Twizzlers vegan?	It Depends	Candy	Twizzlers Gummies contain gelatin (animal-derived); all other varieties carry a bone-char sugar concern because Hershey sources sugar from ~20 suppliers and does not confirm whether any use bone-char filtration, a common practice with US cane sugar.