Mike and Ike, Mega Mix Sour - 10 Flavours - 141g

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Per serving: 110 calories, 0 g fat (0 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 10 mg sodium, 27 g carbs (0 g fiber, 18 g sugar), 0 g protein But a synthetic version is produced via coal and crude oil. It also can be achieved by bacterial fermentation. So it’s a small additive you can let go of without overthinking. Final thoughts If you love sour flavours this Mike and Ike Sour Mega Mix is for you! With loads of zingy fruit to delight your tastebuds, you’ll be hooked on these tangy sour chewy candies in Apple, Cherry, Lime, Pineapple, Grape, Strawberry, Lemon, Punch, Watermelon and Raspberry flavours.

If you just can't decide what Mike and Ike flavour to try, then this Mike and Ike Mega Mix is the one for you! You’ll discover loads of amazing flavours in one box - Caribbean Punch, Strawberry-Banana, Paradise Punch, Grape Soda, Kiwi Banana, Mango Delight, Watermelon, Pineapple Banana, Peach Berry, and Blue Raspberry! Now take a breath! Although Mike and Ikes are fruit-flavored, they are NOT vegan. They contain sugar as well as confectioner’s glaze, both of which are generally regarded as non-vegan by the ethical vegan community. Despite Mike and Ikes chewy texture and consistency, the candy doesn’t contain any gelatin whatsoever. Mike and Ikes are NOT vegan-friendly as they contain a couple of questionable ingredients. In general, most candy contains sugar, which has always been a source of debate among vegans.

That being said, raw unrefined sugar is always vegan. This delicious sweetener actually tastes better than white sugar! As you might be able to tell from the name, citric acid comes from citrus. It’s the reason why your eyes burn if you’ve ever accidentally squeezed lime or lemon juice into your face. While some citric acid comes straight from plants, it’s usually made synthetically in a lab.

Gelatin is a tasteless powder that’s used as a natural emulsifier in food products. In other words, it helps food and candy maintain their natural shape. It also gives whatever food it’s added a slightly chewy, gel-like texture. Next up, we have modified corn starch. This is basically a heavily-processed starch that’s extracted from corn (so much so that it barely even resembles corn). While it’s not healthy, by any means, it is plant-based, and therefore vegan-friendly. Meet Marilyn Parker, a passionate Vegan advocate and blogger. Marilyn has had a deep passion for Vegan living since 2018, combining personal experiences and extensive web research to create informative blogs for fellow Vegan enthusiasts.Citric acid serves two purposes when used in Mike and Ikes. For one, it’s a natural preservative that lowers the pH of the candy, making it impossible for bacteria to feed on the sugar. Push yourself to the limit with 150mg of caffeine, increasing your alertness and improving concentration, all while reducing fatigue — so you can squeeze out one last rep or run that extra mile. When I was little and my grandpa would take me to the movie theater, I would always beg him to buy me a box of Mike and Ikes. Now that I’ve gone vegan and know a little bit more about nutrition, I’ve had to reevaluate a lot of my dietary choices. The ingredients are pretty much the same as the original one. So if you are somehow a liberal vegan, you would consider it a vegan. All Mike and Ike flavours are gluten-free ingredient-wise, but the company does state that some of their processing facilities handle non gluten-free products. Mike and Ike’s Flavours

Enjoy all the best berries in one Berry Blast Changemaker box that is absolutely bursting with flavours. You get a mix of Wild Berry, Blue Raspberry, Strawberry, Blueberry and Peach Berry - it’s berrylicious!Below, I’ll give you the full story behind each ingredient, so you can see for yourself why this candy isn’t so vegan-friendly. It also uses fish glue, gelatin, and egg white. But Mike and Ikes do not use this pigment. Instead, they use the red 40, which achieves its color through strawberries. So it’s vegan-friendly. Is Mike and Ike Berry Blast vegan? The marketing campaign tripled the company's social media traffic and gained them almost 1 million Facebook followers. It also contributed to their highest sales numbers in the 73 year history of the Mike and Ike brand. Are Mike and Ikes Vegan? When it comes to where the name Mike and Ike came from, this is still unknown to this day. There are several theories of course, from a comic strip called Mike and Ike, about two characters who looked alike to Mike and Ike being the names of winners from a company contest, and even a vaudeville (a comical theatre genre from the early 1900’s) song titled “Mike and Ike”. Why did Mike and Ike split Up? These totally tropical flavours of Mike and Ike Tropical Typhoon are always a huge hit. Enjoy the six exciting tropical fruit flavours of Kiwi Banana, Caribbean Punch, Strawberry Banana, Paradise Punch and Mango!