In Search of Vegan Gummy Vitamins

UPDATED ON September 11th, 2021

Finding vegan gummy vitamins is easier said than done. Unfortunately, there’s no vegan search option on Amazon. Have you ever tried searching “vegan” on Yelp only to get restaurants with reviews like “There were no vegan options?”

Searching on Amazon can be even more opaque. Sometimes a product shows up in the search results and I can’t find the word “vegan” anywhere.
Updated: September 10, 2021

Sketchy Descriptions

Alive Multi-Vitamin Adult Gummies are not vegan
I recently searched for “vegan gummy vitamins” on Amazon and the top result was “Nature’s Way Alive Adult Multi-Vitamin Gummies, 90 Count.” The bottle boldly says “No Gelatin” on the front, and on the back says that it has no dairy or eggs. This would lead most people to believe it is a vegan product.

I entered the ingredients here at Double Check Vegan and came up with some “maybe vegan” ingredients. At the time, I didn’t know that there was a separate list of additional ingredients that included beeswax – they separated the vitamin ingredients from the filler ingredients. So, not knowing the product was already ruled out, I double-checked with the company about the source of the vitamins. Here is part of their e-mail response.

This product is considered vegetarian but not vegan … the Vitamin D3 comes from cholecalciferol which is sourced from sheep lanolin. The Vitamin D makes this product vegetarian but not vegan.

This is disappointing considering there is a vegan source of cholecalciferol: lichens.

Another tricky one is “Yummi Bears Organics Immunity Health Vitamins for Kids” which comes up in a search for vegan gummy vitamins and advertises itself as dairy-free and gelatin-free, but customer service responded that the product is vegetarian, not vegan.

Vegan Gummy Vitamins

So, I started the search anew and came across “NoorVitamins Adult Gummy Multivitamins with Organic Fruit Blend – 90 Count – Halal Vitamins”.

The manufacturer’s description says, “Halal certified and vegan friendly.” A good sign! But, I’m always a little nervous about the “vegan friendly” description. Is it vegan friendly or is it vegan? Is there a difference? Why can’t they just say “is vegan?” So, I contacted Noor and got some good news:

Our Multivitamin & Mineral, Energy+, Calcium with vitamin D and Vitamin D3 products use lanolin. Our Children’s Gummies Complete and Adult Mutlivitamin Gummies use Lichen (Vegan D3).

I’m not sure why a company would use one Vitamin D3 source for one product, and another for the other. But the one I’m interested in is vegan so I gave it a try! Now, I don’t know how to know if vitamins are actually working, but the Noor vitamins are delicious! My husband uses them too now. They’re shaped kind of like raspberries and there seem to be two flavors but they’re hard to tell apart because the colors are similar. One of them tastes citrussy and most exciting- one of them tastes like those classic candy raspberries and blackberries! I’m still taking these a year later.

So, after more research, here is a list of more vegan gummy vitamins.


List of Vegan Gummy Vitamins

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Vegums (United Kingdom)

Vegums vegan gummy vitamins

  • Gummy multi-vitamin designed to compliment a vegan diet.
  • Subscription vitamins with eco-friendly packaging including 100% home-compostable plastic, reusable tin, recyclable/upcyclable cardboard tube, and recyclable mailer.
  • Certifications: Vegan (Vegan Society)

SmartyPants Adult Probiotic Immunity Gummies

  • Certifications: Vegan (American Vegetarian Society)
  • Non-GMO, Soy-free, Wheat-free, Peanut-free

Gummi King Sugar-Free Multivitamin Supplement

  • Sugar-free, Soy-free, Wheat-free, Tree nut-free, Peanut-free

Garden of Life Gummy Vitamin for Women*

  • Certifications: USDA Organic, Gluten-free  (NSF), Vegan (vegan.org), Non-GMO (Non-GMO Project Verified), Kosher (Star-K)
  • *Garden of Life was bought by Nestle which many vegans including myself try to boycott.

Garden of Life Gummy Vitamin for Men*

  • Certifications: USDA Organic, Gluten-free  (NSF), Vegan (vegan.org), Non-GMO (Non-GMO Project Verified), Kosher (Star-K)
  • *Garden of Life was bought by Nestle which many vegans including myself try to boycott.

Specific Gummy Vitamins like B12 and D3 and Probiotics

Mary Ruth’s Plant-Based and Vegan Vitamin D3 and B12 Gummy

  • Gluten-free, Corn-free, Wheat-free, Dairy-free, Soy-free, Non-GMO.

MaryRuth’s Plant-Based and Vegan Vitamin K2 D3 Gummy

MaryRuth K2 D3 Calcium Vegan Gummies

  • Gluten-free, Corn-free, Wheat-free, Dairy-free, Soy-free, Non-GMO.

MaryRuth’s Plant-Based and Vegan Eyecare Gummies

  • Gluten-free, Corn-free, Wheat-free, Dairy-free, Soy-free, Non-GMO.

Yuve Probiotic Gummies

Yuve Vegan Probiotic Gummies

  • Gluten-Free, Soy-Free, Non-GMO

Revly Vitamin B12 Vegan Gummies

  • Certifications: Organic (USDA)
  • Gluten-free
  • Revly is Amazon’s own vitamin brand.

Prenatal Gummy Vitamins

Garden of Life Prenatal Gummy Vitamins

  • Certifications: USDA Organic, Gluten-free  (NSF), Vegan (vegan.org), Non-GMO (Non-GMO Project Verified), Kosher (Star-K)

Rainbow Light Prenatal Precious Gems Gummies

  • Certifications: Non-GMO (Non-GMO Project Verified), Organic (QAI)

Vegan Children’s Gummy Vitamins

Garden of Life Kids’ Organic Multivitamin

  • Certifications: USDA Organic, Gluten-free  (NSF), Vegan (vegan.org), Non-GMO (Non-GMO Project Verified), Kosher (Star-K)
  • Nut-free

John Cena Multi-Vitamin Gummies For Kids


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8 Comments
  • Laura Coughenour
    February 19, 2017

    Thank you so much for your research and information!!! 🙂

  • Joe
    June 8, 2018

    I just saw this new vegan multivitamin gummy on instagram. It’s registered with the vegan society and comes in biodegradable packaging.

    Its called Vegums (vegums.com)

  • Nikita
    July 26, 2018

    Have you tried Yuve Vegan Probiotics? It’s a bomb!

  • john
    August 16, 2018

    There is a new vegan multivitamin gummy, contained in eco-friendly packaging, that is about to launch in September 2018, called Vegums.

    -it’s certified vegan (through vegan society registration)
    -formulated with vitamins and minerals specifically for a plant-based diet
    -it’s low in sugar (0.7g or a sixth of a teaspoon)
    -made with natural ingredients
    -suitable for adults and children
    -completely eco-friendly packaging (contained in biodegradable cellulose bags and sent with a reusable metal Vegums tin, allowing them to be stored and carried around easily)

    This is a unique and exciting product that is about to launch next month, if you need any more information then please email info@vegums.com or visit our launch site http://www.vegums.com, there is also more information and photos of Vegums on our instagram page @vegums and Facebook.

    Many thanks

    John @Vegums

  • John Rushton
    June 27, 2019

    Hi

    I am writing from Vegums. I’m really glad to see that you have us listed in your vegan gummies page, but notice that there is limited writing and no photo of the product. I wondered if you would mind me sending you a photo and caption to describe the product for your readers? We’re really proud that our packaging is 100% plastic free and think this may appeal to your readers.
    Let me know if you want some more info and we’ll email it over.

    Many thanks

    John
    Vegums

  • Soleil Ramirez
    February 27, 2020

    Super helpful and straight to the point!!! Thanks 4 keeping it simple yet very informative.

  • Sharita M.
    January 27, 2021

    This was very helpful and insightful information. Now I know what to look for and more in depth. Thank you!

  • H
    April 24, 2022

    Thanks for this! Now if only Walgreens would carry all of these!