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Vitamin Water is a popular beverage choice for those looking for a healthy alternative to traditional sugary drinks.Vitamin Water is one of the top choices among health-conscious consumers, as it’s made with natural ingredients and provides essential vitamins and minerals in every sip. But, is Vitamin Water vegan?
Glacéau Vitamin Water is vegan because it doesn’t contain ingredients sourced from animals.
Below is a table showing Vitamin Water flavors and its vegan status.
| Flavor | Vegan Status |
| energy tropical citrus | Vegan. |
| revive fruit punch | Vegan. |
| focus kiwi-strawberry | Vegan. |
| refresh tropical mango | Vegan. |
| essential orange-orange | Vegan. |
| power-c dragonfruit | Vegan. |
| xxx açai blueberry pomegranate | Vegan. |
| gutsy watermelon peach zero sugar | Vegan. |
| look blueberry hibiscus zero sugar | Vegan. |
| ice cool blueberry lavender zero sugar | Vegan. |
| shine strawberry lemonade zero sugar | Vegan. |
| rise orange zero sugar | Vegan. |
| sqeezed lemonade zero sugar | Vegan. |
| xxx açai blueberry pomegranate zero sugar | Vegan. |
| power-c dragonfruit zero sugar | Vegan. |
Vitamin Water Ingredients
Below is a list of ingredients from all the flavors that I could find.
- Beta-Carotene And Beta-Apo-8-Carotenal And Fruit And Vegetable Juices (For Color)
- Caffeine
- Calcium Pantothenate
- Cane Sugar
- Citric Acid
- Crystalline Fructose
- Cyanocobalamin
- Electrolytes (Calcium And Magnesium Lactates And Potassium Phosphate)
- Fruit And Vegetable Juices (For Color)
- Glycerol Ester Of Rosin
- Guarana Seed Extract
- Gum Acacia
- Manganese Citrate
- Natural Flavors
- Niacinamide
- Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- Reverse Osmosis Water
- Sodium Selenate
- Soluble Corn Fiber
- Stevia Leaf Extract
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin B3
- Vitamin B5
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin C
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As always I’ve highlighted the ingredients that we need to take a closer look at.
Questionable Ingredients
Cane Sugar
Sugar is an uncertain ingredient for vegans because there is an instance where sugar could be classified as non-vegan. In the candy industry the most common sugar used is refined cane sugar and in the refining process the sugar is also be bleached.
A common method is to use bone char from dead cows. Exploiting animals in the production process would make that product non-vegan.
Natural Flavors
Natural flavors is an umbrella term, which means that it contains several ingredients and the source of these ingredients are not disclosed on the ingredients label. This makes it hard for vegans to know if it’s vegan-friendly or not.
So the best way is to contact the company.
Glycerol Ester Of Rosin & Vitamin A
This ingredient can be sourced from both plants and animals.
Conclusion
It’s amazing that all flavors of Glacéau Vitamin Water are vegan-friendly. They do contain some controversial ingredients, but so does a lot of products. Just make sure to read the ingredients label because companies can change their recipes.
Thanks for reading, take care!
