Airheads is a candy company that is famous for its flavored taffy bars and other chewy candies. For many years, grabbing a pack of Airheads candy was a childhood staple. The fruity candy snack is one known to many for its unique chewy texture and packaging, featuring a red balloon with a smile that remained historical for many of us. However, are any of these Airheads candies vegan?
Well, if you love taffy and other chewy candies, you’ll be happy to find out that they really are. So, all varieties of Airheads are vegan except for Airheads Bites, which contain the animal-based ingredients gelatin, beeswax, and shellac. All together that’s six vegan varieties of Airheads.
Airheads Options: Ingredients
Before answering some of the most asked questions, I thought you’ll find it helpful to see the exact ingredients of the following Airheads vegan products. As a vegan person, I experienced a lack of trust when it comes to vegan candy ingredients. So, if you read them with your own eyes it will be more plausible that almost all of them are actually vegan.
Airheads – Original 15.6 gram Bars – Vegan
- Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Modified Food Starch (Corn), Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil.
- It contains less than 2% of: Citric Acid, Water, Artificial Flavors, Artificial Colors, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 6, Yellow 5.
Airheads Mini Bars – Vegan
- Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Modified Food Starch (Corn), Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
- It contains less than 2% of: Citric Acid, Water, Artificial Flavors, Artificial Colors, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 6, Yellow 5.
Airheads Big Bars – Vegan
- Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Modified Food Starch (Corn), Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil.
- It contains less than 2% of: Citric Acid, Water, Artificial Flavors, Artificial Colors, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 6, Yellow 5.
Airheads Bites – Not Vegan
- Contains gelatin, beeswax, and shellac.
- Ingredients: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil.
- It contains less than 2% of: Citric Acid, Modified Corn Starch, Gelatin, Sorbitol, Artificial Flavors, Glycerol, Carnauba Wax, Beeswax, Shellac, Gum Arabic, Dextrin, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow6, Blue 1.
Airheads Xtremes – Vegan
- Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Wheat Flour, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Modified Potato Starch, Water, Malic Acid, Citric Acid.
- It contains less than 2% of: Glycerine, Artificial Flavors, Potassium Citrate, Salt, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Artificial Color, Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.
Airheads Xtremes Peg Bag –Vegan
- Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Wheat Flour, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Modified Potato Starch, Water, Malic Acid, Citric Acid.
- It contains less than 2% of: Glycerine, Artificial Flavors, Potassium Citrate, Salt, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Artificial Color, Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.
Airheads Xtremes Bites Peg Bag – Vegan
- Ingredients: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Food Starch Modified (Corn), Food Starch Modified (Potato).
- It contains less than 2% of: Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Artificial Flavor, Color (Titanium Dioxide), Salt, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 6.
Are Airheads Vegan?: FAQs
The following frequent questions and many more can be found on the Airheads’ website, where you can ask your own too. I thought it would be more helpful to see their exact answers to some of the most controversial questions, in order to form your own opinion.
- Do Airheads contain glycerin which is from animals? – “The glycerin in Airheads products comes from vegetable oil.“
- Do Airheads contain eggs? – “Airheads do not contain eggs; however since it would not be typical for eggs to be found in our products, we perform no specific test for them. Please keep in mind that due to the fact that most of the ingredients are agricultural products and could be processed on equipment that may also handle products containing these items, we cannot make the claim that our products are free of said items.“
- Do Airheads contain fish? – “Airheads do not fish contain ingredients. However, since it would not be typical for fish to be found in our products, we perform no specific test for them.“
- Do Airheads contain palm oil? – “Perfetti Van Melle U.S. recognizes the urgent and ever-growing need for sustainable production of palm oil. We take every precaution to ensure the palm oil we source for our confectionery products is certified as responsibly sourced palm oil (RSPO).“
- Is it okay for pets to consume Airheads? – “Our products are made for human consumption only, and any candy or gum product can be harmful to your pet. It is important to remember to keep any product intended for humans up high or in a secured area so pets cannot access them. If you discover your pet has ingested a product with xylitol in it, immediately call your veterinarian or Pet Poison Helpline.“
Will You Try Airheads Vegan Candies?
Finally, it’s your time to share your opinion and experience as a vegan person with these Airheads. So, tell us everything in the comment section below: Did you try these candies? If so, were you satisfied with their taste and list of ingredients? Will you add them to your vegan diet? Did you love the as a child? Share every sweet (and even bitter) memory with them down below.
Leave a Reply