What are the non-vegan ingredients in gummy bears and marshmallows?

Question

I am trying to go vegan, but until today I did not know gummy bears and marshmallows had animal products in them. What are the ingredients exactly?

Answer 1

As somebody else already said, the ingredient is gelatin. You will need to get in the habit of reading ingredients lists if you go vegan. Gelatin is in a lot of other things too, like certain chewy candy and Jello.

Answer 2

Gelatin (boiled hooves, skin, bones, tendons of cows, pigs and occasionally horses. Mainly cows and pigs though).

I haven't found vegan marshmallows yet, but i'm sure someone has. There are a lot of vegan lollies though.

Answer 3

Gelatin.  Horse hooves and tendons.  There are vegetarian versions.

Answer 4

Gelatin is found in both. It is derived from animal fat, tendons and hooves.