Given that it isn’t the make or break ingredient in this case, we don’t think it’s worth asking for clarification though.
Flavourings – This is a little vague to say the least so, without getting the lowdown from the manufacturer, it’s hard to be definitive about whether their “flavourings” might be non-vegan. Palm Oil – Palm oil comes from plants, but some vegans suggest it does not fit with vegan ethics (see more below). Acidity Regulator (Calcium Citrates) – A mixtures of calcium (that comes from rocks) and citric acid (that comes from citrus fruits), this is vegan friendly. Colours (Anthocyanins, Vegetable Carbon, Paprika Extract, Lutein, Curcumin) – Without delving too deeply into the details, whilst some colourings are animal-derived, all of these come from plant sources. Concentrated Apple Juice – Apples… definitely vegan!. Acid (Malic Acid) – A naturally occurring substance in all living organisms, it almost always originates from plant sources for use in food. Gelatine – Uh oh! Gelatine is definitely not vegan! Used as an additive to create a jelly-like texture in foods, gelatine is produced from pig skins, cow hides, animal bones and sometimes other animal parts. Starch – Starch comes from plants and is vegan. Sugar – Whilst sugar can sometimes be non-vegan (because of occasional use of bone char during refinement), much sugar these days is vegan friendly. Previously sold as Maynards Sour Patch Kids, before the Maynards was dropped, here are the ingredients of the standard Sour Patch Kids sweets in the UK as of 2020: In the UK, the sweets were produced by Maynards, of wine gum fame, who are now owned by food and drink behemoth Mondelez International (who also own Cadbury, among many other brands). The sweets where then known as “Mars Men”, but they were changed to Sour Patch Kids in 1985 (perhaps to take advantage of the subconscious association with the Xavier Roberts-created Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, which were extremely popular at the time). They were created by American, Frank Galatolie, in the early 1970s while he was working for a confectioner called Jaret International. What Are Sour Patch Kids?Īs mentioned, the standard Sour Patch Kids sweets are jelly sweets that are covered in sugar. It is possible that some Sour Patch Kids sweets sold in the US and Canada and possibly other areas of the world have been made containing different ingredients (for instance, without gelatine). Please Note that in this article we are focussing on the Sour Patch Kids sold in the United Kingdom. Thankfully, as we detail below and also in our article on vegan sweets, there are plenty of vegan-friendly alternatives to Sour Patch Kids, even if you are specifically seeking that sour-sweet-jelly combo. If that is all you wanted to know, great, you have your answer: if you’re vegan, you should avoid Sour Patch Kids. 
#Does sour patch have pork skin
The main reason Sour Patch Kids are not vegan (and indeed not even vegetarian) is that they contain gelatine, which is derived from the collagen of animals, usually from the bones or skin of pigs or cows.
In the Is It Vegan? section of our site, we rarely encounter such cut and dried queries as we have with Sour Patch Kids, which is something of a relief as there is no ambiguity here. For we are here to answer the simple question: are Sour Patch Kids vegan? And, for once, we have a very simple answer: no, Sour Patch Kids, in the UK at least, are not vegan. But whether or not you are familiar with this confectionary creation is neither here nor there. They have been around in the current guise since 1985 and were previously sold in the UK as “Maynards Sour Patch Kids”. The multi-coloured sweets are similar in style and flavour to some of the sour sweets produced by Haribo. Sour Patch Kids are a tangy jelly sweet that look a little like sugar-coated jelly babies.
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