If you are a breakfast cereal like me, you may start to question some of your breakfast cereals after going more plant-based and vegan. This is especially true as you learn that many cereals contain whey and dairy (often without really needing to I think). I mean, why does a breakfast grain based cereal need milk?? AMIRITE? So when it comes to popular breakfast cereals like Apple Jacks, you may be wondering….are Apple Jacks Vegan?
Are Apple Jacks Vegan?
Let’s take a look at the ingredient label to find out:
Corn Flour Blend
Sugar
Wheat Flour
Whole Grain Oat Flour
Modified Food Starch
Vegetable Oil
Oat Fiber
Salt
Soluble Corn Fiber
Degerminated Corn Flour
Apple Juice Concentrate
Dried Apples
Cornstarch
Cinnamon
Colorings and additives including some vitamins and minerals
So…..based off of this ingredient list, Apple Jacks are indeed vegan!
That means you can dive into this breakfast cereal cruelty free. I will say, Apple Jacks cereal is not necessarily the healthiest cereal and has quite a bit of added sugar, additives, and minimal fiber. So while it’s vegan and you can buy it HERE or your favorite grocery store, you may enjoy Barbara’s cereals that aren’t necessarily super similar to Apple Jacks from a flavor profile but they are just sweet enough made with whole grains but without being too hearty and too grainy. Hope that helped crack the question of whether apple jacks are vegan or not! Check out our other “Is it Vegan?” Posts for all the answers to your burning desires!
The only issue is the vitamin D3, which can be animal derived
That is true – but it’s weird to me they would supplement with D3 and not the more economical D2.
Vitamin D3 can be sourced from vegan sources. It’s the sugar I worry about – did it get filtered via bone char?
You’re right – vitamin D3 can absolutely can be sourced from vegan sources but we find that in these big brand cereals and other products that Vitamin D3 from animals is the preferred source as it tends to be more economical. And as far as the sugar, sugar would be considered plant-based but yes, some vegans do not consume sugar processed through bone char and unfortunately we don’t have a clear answer to that on this one.
Re suspect ingredients as above, Kellogg’s lists them as vegan, in my country anyway.. https://www.kelloggs.co.nz/en_NZ/open-for-breakfast/cereals-are-vegan.html
Oh how interesting!