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Blue Bunny ice cream is a brand of ice cream that was first introduced in 1913. Blue Bunny ice cream is available in many different flavors and has a wide variety of products including ice cream bars, sundaes, cones, and more. But, is Blue Bunny ice cream vegan?
Blue Bunny ice cream is not vegan because it contains milk.
Below is a table showing Blue Bunny flavors and its vegan status.
| Flavor | Vegan Status |
| Load’d Cones Salted Caramel Pecan | No, contains Milk. |
| Twist Cones Chocolate Peanut Butter | No, contains Milk. |
| Twist Cones Chocolate Vanilla | No, contains Milk. |
| Twist Cones Strawberry Cheesecake | No, contains Milk. |
| Banana Split | No, contains Milk. |
| Big Alaska Bar | No, contains Milk. |
| Big Bopper Sandwich | No, contains Milk. |
| Big Dipper Chocolate Lovers Cone | No, contains Milk. |
| Big Dipper Cookies ‘N Cream Cone | No, contains Milk. |
| Big Dipper Vanilla Cone | No, contains Milk. |
| BIG Double Strawberry Sandwich | No, contains Milk. |
| BIG Mississippi Mud Sandwich | No, contains Milk. |
| BIG Neapolitan Sandwich | No, contains Milk. |
| BIG Vanilla Sandwich | No, contains Milk. |
| Bunny Tracks | No, contains Milk. |
| Butter Pecan | No, contains Milk. |
| Caramel Butter Pecan Praline | No, contains Milk. |
| Caramel Mini Swirls | No, contains Milk. |
| Caramel Praline Crunch Frozen Yogurt | No, contains Milk. |
| Cherrific Cheesecake | No, contains Milk. |
| Cherry Chocolate Chunk | No, contains Milk. |
| Chips Galore! Sandwich | No, contains Milk. |
| Chocolate | No, contains Milk. |
| Chocolate Bunny Tracks | No, contains Milk. |
| Chocolate Eclair Bar | No, contains Milk. |
| Chocolate Lovers Variety Mini Swirls | No, contains Milk. |
| Chocolate Lovers Sandwiches | No, contains Milk. |
| Chocolate Mini Swirls | No, contains Milk. |
| Chunky Chocolate Chip | No, contains Milk. |
| Cookies & Cream | No, contains Milk. |
| Cookies ‘N Cream Bar | No, contains Milk. |
| Cookies ‘n Cream Mini Swirls | No, contains Milk. |
| Cookies ‘N Cream Sandwich | No, contains Milk. |
| Cookies, Candies, Brownies | No, contains Milk. |
| Double Strawberry Swirl | No, contains Milk. |
| HEATH Bar | No, contains Milk. |
| Homemade Vanilla | No, contains Milk. |
| King Size Brownie Sundae Cone | No, contains Milk. |
| King Size Bunny Tracks Cone | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Bars Bunny Tracks | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Bars Cookie Dough | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Bars Salted Caramel | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Bars Strawberry Shortcake | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Bars Super Fudge Brownie | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Cones Brownie Bomb | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Cones Bunny Tracks | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Cones Cookie Dough | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Cones Strawberry Shortcake | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Bunny Tracks | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Cake Obsession | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Caramel Fudge Brownie | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Cherry Cheesecake | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Chocolate Brownie Bomb | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Chocolate Caramel Pretzel | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Cookie Crunch ‘n Fudge | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Cookie Dough Co. | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes French Silk Pie | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Mint Chocolate Chunk | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Monster Cookie | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Peanut Butter Bunny | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Salted Caramel Pecan | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Strawberry Shortcake | No, contains Milk. |
| Load’d Sundaes Turtle Cheesecake | No, contains Milk. |
| Mint Chocolate Chip | No, contains Milk. |
| Mint Cookie Crunch Mini Swirls | No, contains Milk. |
| Neapolitan | No, contains Milk. |
| Neapolitan Sandwiches | No, contains Milk. |
| Nutt’n Better Bar | No, contains Milk. |
| Peanut Butter Party | No, contains Milk. |
| Peppermint Stick | No, contains Milk. |
| Pistachio Almond | No, contains Milk. |
| Rockin’ Rocky Road | No, contains Milk. |
| Salted Caramel Craze | No, contains Milk. |
| Simply Vanilla Sandwiches | No, contains Milk. |
| Strawberry Shortcake Bar | No, contains Milk. |
| Strawberry Shortcake Mini Swirls | No, contains Milk. |
| Super Chunky Cookie Dough | No, contains Milk. |
| Super Fudge Brownie | No, contains Milk. |
| Sweet Freedom Banana Split | No, contains Milk. |
| Sweet Freedom Bunny Tracks | No, contains Milk. |
| Sweet Freedom Butter Pecan | No, contains Milk. |
| Sweet Freedom Double Strawberry Swirl | No, contains Milk. |
| Sweet Freedom Vanilla | No, contains Milk. |
| Sweet Freedom Vanilla Krunch Bars | No, contains Milk. |
| The Classics Mini Swirls | No, contains Milk. |
| Toasted Almond Fudge | No, contains Milk. |
| Vanilla | No, contains Milk. |
| Vanilla Bean | No, contains Milk. |
| Vanilla Bean Frozen Yogurt | No, contains Milk. |
| Vanilla Cones | No, contains Milk. |
| Vanilla Fudge Blast | No, contains Milk. |
| Vanilla Mini Swirls | No, contains Milk. |
| Variety Pack Cones | No, contains Milk. |
Blue Bunny Ice Creams Ingredients
Below is a list of ingredients from all the flavors that I could find.
- Bleached Wheat Flour
- Buttermilk
- Canola Oil
- Caramel Color
- Carob Bean Gum
- Carrageenan
- Cellulose Gum
- Cocoa
- Cocoa Butter
- Cocoa Processed With Alkali
- Coconut Oil
- Corn Syrup
- Cream
- Food Starch-Modified
- Heavy Cream
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Milk
- Molasses
- Mono & Diglycerides
- Natural Flavors
- Palm Oil
- Pecans
- Pectin
- Polysorbate 80
- Salt
- Sea Salt
- Skim Milk
- Sodium Citrate
- Soy Lecithin
- Soybean Oil
- Sugar
- Unsweetened Chocolate
- Water
- Whey
- Xanthan Gum
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As always I’ve highlighted the ingredients that we need to take a closer look at.
Non-Vegan Ingredients
Milk
All flavors contains ingredients made from milk and since the milk comes from cows, this ingredient is therefore not vegan.
Questionable Ingredients
Sugar
Sugar is a very common ingredient in many products and many vegans need to know that there is a situation where the sugar could be classified as non-vegan. The two most common types of sugar used are beet sugar and raw cane sugar, the latter being the most popular one.
Raw cane sugar is always vegan-friendly, but when the cane sugar gets refined, it could become a problem for vegans. In the refining process the sugar is also bleached, where a common method is to use bone char from dead cows.
Exploiting animals in the production process would make the sugar non-vegan in many vegans eyes.
Natural Flavor
The next questionable ingredient is natural flavors and this one is an umbrella term, which means that it consists of several ingredients and the source of these ingredients are never disclosed on the ingredient list.
This means that natural flavors could contain ingredients sourced from animals and it would be impossible to know this just by reading the ingredients label. So vegans need to be careful when it comes to natural flavors.
Palm Oil
Palm oil is one of the most common oil used in the world today. It has been used in many products for a long time now and it’s even in the food that we eat. The reason for it is because it’s the best vegetable oil that can be grown per square meter.
Palm oil is also very controversial, because the production of the palm oil is taking place in the rainforest. This is destroying the homes of animals such as orangutan and rhinos, forcing them out of their natural habitat.
There is a solution called RSPO, which stands for Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil. This is an non-profit organisation that helps companies to produce and buy sustainable palm oil.
Mono & Diglycerides
This ingredient can be sourced from both animals and plants.
Soy & Corn
Soy and corn are two of the most common GMO crops and consuming GMO crops is a problem for many vegans. The reason for this is the fact that GMO crops requires a high amount of herbicide and this can pollute the surrounding ecosystem, which can damage it severely.
Conclusion
It’s too bad that no flavors of Blue Bunny ice cream are vegan. Luckily for us vegans there are many brands that make vegan ice cream flavors such as Ben & Jerry’s. This ice cream is delicious and they have several vegan flavors.
Thanks for reading, take care!
