I don’t believe that makes me less vegan than the strictest of vegans. I personally try to avoid both ingredients, but I also consume them sporadically on very rare occasions. In the end, it all comes down to you as a vegan.Īre you okay with consuming artificial colors, knowing that these are periodically tested on animals? Are you okay with natural flavors that may (or not) be derived from an animal source?įrankly, this all comes down to the individual and his or her own definition of veganism. In fact, here are tests conducted in 20 to assess the effects of Red 40 on rats. More importantly, what I found recently, is that even though artificial colors have been around for a long time, there is still a need to conduct periodic testing due to their association with health risks.
But dogs, guinea pigs, and rabbits are also among some of the animals used in these experiments.
Mice, in particular, are used in a wide range of experiments. Sadly, in most tests conducted on animals, you are bound to find some casualties. Pixy Stix, according to its ingredient label, contains a wide range of colors that include Blue 1 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake.Īll of which have been tested on animals before being approved by the FDA. Added ColorsĮvery old-school rainbow-colored candy contains colors.
If this is the case, the Pixy Stix wouldn’t be considered vegan. However, it can also be used to enhance strawberry and raspberry flavors in foods. Now, I might be jumping the gun here, but there may be a connection between two of the Pixy Stix flavors and a natural animal source called “Castoreum”.Ĭastoreum is essentially a liquid obtained from beavers in order to produce vanilla flavorings. This means that the flavor can be extracted from any natural source, including animals. “The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
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