Is Airheads Vegan?

The original taffy bars list: sugar, corn syrup, maltodextrin, dextrose, modified food starch (corn), partially hydrogenated soybean oil, citric acid, water, artificial flavors, and FD&C synthetic dyes (Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Yellow 5). None of these are animal-derived.

White Mystery flavor follows the same base formula with no fixed coloring agent, and is also vegan by label. The concern worth knowing: refined sugar in the US is sometimes processed through bone-char filters, and there is no public statement from Airheads or parent company Perfetti Van Melle about their sugar sourcing.

This is a processing concern, not an ingredient concern, and most mainstream vegan organizations including PETA treat Airheads bars as vegan without reservation. ) are required by the FDA to undergo animal testing, which some strict vegans object to on cruelty grounds; this does not affect the ingredient-level vegan status.

Internationally, the product may carry slightly different formulations, so checking local packaging is always a safe habit. If you are shopping and see "Airheads Bites," set those aside: the label confirms beeswax and shellac.

Same for Airheads Gummies, which plainly list gelatin. The Xtremes sour belts are generally considered vegan by label, though always worth a double-check since formulations can change.