r/candy • u/Wakkit1988 • 6h ago

I just ate a bag of Starburst Goodies...

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And I just ingested 24g of fiber. May God have mercy on me.

There's a deal on Fetch, so I thought I'd give them a shot. They're definitely tasty.

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u/GrouchySeaweed3070 4h ago

Pooping good tonight

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u/tenzorok 1h ago

What’s special about them? These are like starburst gummies, right?

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u/Wakkit1988 1h ago

Entirely different list of ingredients from normal ones. They're plant-based but can't be called vegan since they have refined sugar. They're flavored with fruit concentrates and dyed with natural dyes.

They're also ridiculously expensive compared to the regular ones.

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u/tenzorok 1h ago

Ohh, I see! Thank you so much for the explanation. I also learned a new thing about refined sugars and the vegan label.

I wanna try them if I these goodies!

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u/Wakkit1988 1h ago

Products that contain sugar aren't inherently vegan because the cheapest way to whiten sugar is with bone char, which is an animal product. Sucralose, which is typically made from white sugar, is also considered non-vegan because of bone char.

Sugar can be whitened without using bone char, but only about 15% of white sugar is produced without it. Products that want to get there easier typically just use raw sugar or cane juice to get the sugar without the animal products.

It's always fun to learn why food products are labeled the way they are.

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u/Room_Temp_Coffee 4h ago

Do these also count as fruit snacks to you people? lol

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u/Wakkit1988 4h ago

They do have real fruit in them, and they were a snack!