Vitamin D3 can be made from vegan sources like lichen, but it’s not likely. Read more about this in my post on where b12 comes from. But the B12 used in supplements and fortified cereals is made by bacteria. You may have heard that vitamin B12 only comes from animal products. It’s actually just a caramel shade of color made by heating up sugar, usually from corn. Caramel color isn’t the same as real caramel. (Personally, I’m okay with eating sugar.) Some vegans avoid it-others are okay with it. Non-organic cane sugar is often filtered with bone char when it’s processed. Now let’s talk about those suspicious ingredients: Vitamins & Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.” ( source) I’ve underlined four ingredients that might raise eyebrows for a new vegan:Ĭinnamon Toast Crunch Ingredients: “Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Rice Flour, Canola Oil, Fructose, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Salt, Cinnamon, Trisodium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Caramel Color. Let’s take a look at the ingredients in Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I’ll also cover an off-brand of Cinnamon Toast Crunch you should avoid (it contains milk)! What Is Cinnamon Toast Crunch Made Of? But below, I’ll share more about these “gray-area ingredients,” so you can decide for yourself. Therefore, the most strict vegans may avoid Cinnamon Toast Crunch.Īs a vegan of 14 years, I’m personally fine with eating it. However, it contains sugar and vitamin D3, which are gray-area ingredients for vegans. Is Cinnamon Toast Crunch vegan?Ĭinnamon Toast Crunch is generally considered vegan. When you go vegan, you might be wondering if this delicacy is still something you can enjoy. Sure, it’s loaded with sugar-but wow, it’s good. Cinnamon Toast Crunch may legitimately be the best cereal ever created.

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