Sainsbury’s Liquorice Comfits may be vegan. Let me explain:
Sainsbury’s Liquorice Comfits 200g might be vegan but there are a couple of reasons why you should be careful.
The product listing on Sainsbury’s website states that Sainsbury’s Liquorice Comfits are only vegetarian. They are usually good at marking their products vegan/vegetarian so the fact they haven’t said this is vegan, is a concern.
We checked the list of ingredients and while all ingredients are typically vegan, some ingredients are a grey area:
- Sugar: May be processed with bone char, making it non-vegan. This is not clear for this product.
- Flavourings: This is a grey area; some flavourings can be animal-derived. It’s not clear what flavourings have been used here.
INGREDIENTS: Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Treacle, Dextrose, Glucose Syrup, Modified Tapioca Starch, Water, Colours: Anthocyanins, Mixed Carotenes, Curcumin; Liquorice Extract, Sunflower Oil, Safflower Concentrate, Spirulina Concentrate, Glazing Agent: Carnauba Wax; Flavouring.