Make way for Drumstick Squashies – an exciting new sweet that sees your favourite brand transformed into a delicious squashy gum format. Again, they would suggest there is a strong business case for continuing to use palm oil when some of the alternatives might have higher (monetary) costs. Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Acidity Regulators: Malic Acid, Citric Acid; Vegetable Oils (palm, Palm Kernel), Anti-caking Agent: Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Carbonate; Dextrose, Modified Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate, Flavourings, Lysed Soya Protein, Cornflour, Emulsifier: Glycerol Mono Stearate; Colours: Anthocyanin, Beetroot Red, Copper Chlorophyllin, Curcumin, Lutein, Paprika Extract. We’ll also give a brief history of the Swizzels company (which started producing sweets back in 1928).

Essentially set sugar with some citric acid, colour and flavouring, these hard lollies have been used by many a parent to keep their kids quiet on long car journeys after the 87th game of I Spy… apparently… we obviously don’t advocate such things. Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Vegetable Oils (palm, Palm Kernel), Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Lysed Soya Protein, Emulsifier: Glycerol Mono Stearate; Flavourings, Colours: Anthocyanin, Copper Chlorophyllin. Although we make every effort to ensure the authenticity of our material, we cannot make any promises.

Fun Gums – Coming in some flavours that don’t exactly scream out their vegan credentials – such as Pigs’ Mugs, Milk Bottles, and Fried Eggs – these are unlikely to appeal to many vegans anyway, which is just as well because they contain gelatine. of protein per bar we calculate you'd only have to eat 2750 of these delicious little treats to get your daily protein requirements. As a child I was always a fan of rainbow drops and refreshers and now Swizzels have introduced Choos! First introduced back in 1954, with the simple message “I LOVE YOU”, they have contained various messages over the years including: “BE MINE”, “HOT LIPS”, “KISS ME”, and, strangely, “JUST SAY NO”. Based on the very popular Drumstick chewy lolly that was launched by the company in 1957, it has been adapted into various other formats, though the flavours have remained broadly the same.

Despite Swizzels making a very good number of their sweets vegan, they still have some that contain gelatine, and hence are neither vegan nor vegetarian.We work hard to give you helpful information so you may choose the best course of action for your lifestyle and health. She was extremely excited when she learnt that Swizzles had sent us a vegan hamper of sweets – which meant she could eat every single thing in it (in moderation of course!