LAST UPDATED: 1st September 2021
* = includes unethical palm oil
Lollies, Lozenge, Mints & Chocolate
- Sweet William range - chocolate bars - 50g, chocolate rice bubble bar - 50g, 100g milk chocolate block, 100g white chocolate block.
- Lindt 70% and 85% cocoa dark chocolate blocks
- Homebrand dark cooking chocolate
- Ricci brand licorice
- Hubba Bubba bubblegum
- Pez candies
- Whittaker's 72% Cocoa Dark Ghana Chocolate
- Lifesavers
- Guylian Solitaire Chocolates
- X-treme sour straps
- Homebrand Sour Straps
- 101 Rainbow Sherbert Straws
- Wonka Long Lasting Gob Stoppers
- Sour Patch Kids (jelly babies)
- Eclipse mints
- Soothers
- Darrel Lea - Batch 37 Liquorice
Sweet Biscuits and Cakes
- Eskal Scottish Shortbread
- Homebrand Gingernut Biscuits
- Macro double chocolate biscuits - 160g
- Leda Choculence Biscuits (like Tim Tams)
- Macro golden chocolate filled biscuits - 150g
- Arnotts Lemon Crisp biscuits
- Arnotts Nice biscuits
- Arnotts Raspberry Shortcake Biscuits
- Arnotts Choc Ripple biscuits
- Anna's Ginger Thins
- Kong Foo Sing Fortune Cookies
- Oreos (The Australian Oreos are vegan)
- Connoisseur - plant based vanilla brownie
Icy Poles, Ice Cream and Sorbets
- Gelativo Sorbets
- Calippo Icy Poles
- Peters Frosty Fruit Ice blocks
- Gelativo Sorbets
- Sanitarium So good bliss ice cream vanilla
- Sanitarium so good bliss ice cream chocolate supreme - YUM!
Jelly
- Vitarium gelatine-free jelly
- Macro vegan jelly
- SPC fruity jelly tubs (selected ones)
- Aeroplane jelly - desert mix chocolate, glitter jelly, quick set
Savoury Snacks
- Sakatas - BBQ Delites
- SPC Canned Tomato Flavour Spaghetti
- French Fries chips - original and salt & vinegar
- Mrs. Mays Nut Clusters
- Homebrand BBQ Flavoured Crisps
- Arnotts Corn Cruskits
- Vita Wheats
- Heinz 8 vegetable canned soup
- Heinz Vegetable and Barley canned soup
- Doritos Tortilla Chips - Spicy Sweet Chili flavour
- Doritos original chips
- Smiths original chips
- Kettle original chips
- Original Grain Waves
- Original Pringles
- BBQ Pringles
- Snappy Rice Crackers - soya crisps
- Maggi 2 minute noodles - oriental flavour
- Kettle Chips - Salt & Vinegar, Chilli
- Popcorners - Sweet & Savoury, Sea Salt
- Plain Flavoured Pringles
- Kettle chips - sea salt, salt & vinegar, chili flavours
- Nandos smokey bbq chips
- Tyrells chips: sweet chilli n red pepper, original, salt n vinegar
- Veggie Chips
Health Food Section
Cereal/Breakfast
- Naturally Nood Bars
- Leda Rum Balls
Cereal/Breakfast
- Just Right
- Kellogs Special K with Protein Plus
- Kellogs Special K with Red Berries
- Kellogs Cheerios
- Kellogs Nutrigrain
- Crunchola cereals
- Macro Maple Nut Crunch
- Be Natural Apple Flavoured Porridge
- Home Brand Cocoa Pops
- Home Brand Fruit Loops
Spreads
- Marmite
- Praise lite Dijonaise
- Freedom Vege Spread
- Kraft peanut butter range
- Kraft Promite (spread)
- Kraft Vegemite
- Scooby Doo Chocolate Spread
Drinks
- Red Bull energy drinks
- V energy drinks
- Mother energy drinks (not the orange one)
- Monster energy drinks
- Power Edge energy drink mixes
- Most of the Coca-Cola and Shweppes brand soft drinks except for the products listed here
- Cadbury Drinking Chocolate
- Nestle Nesquick Syrup in chocolate, strawberry and vanilla
- Bickfords chocolate milk mix
- Macro organic drinking chocolate
- Cocobella Coconut Water
- 21 Black Energy Drink
Note: The above energy drinks contain vegan synthetically-derived taurine.
Sauces & Stocks
- Praise fat-free mayonnaise
- Masterfoods Traditional Tatare sauce - Rich & Creamy
- All Massel Stocks
- Massel Supreme Gravy
- Cottees Chocolate Thick and Rich topping
- Spring Gully Worcestershire sauce
- Pataks Jalfrezi Simmer sauce
- Kingland Pouring Cream
- Dick Smith Tomato Sauce
Breads/Wraps/Pizza Bases
- Abbott's Village Bakery Bread
- Helgas wholemeal bread traditional, mixed grain
- Old El Paso tortillas
- Mighty Soft - english muffins, crumpets
- Mountain Bread wrap - rice, rye, corn
- Bazaar - pita pockets
- Mission wraps - original
- Piero's Wood Fired Pizza Bases
Dips
- Black Swam Farmers Best Dip Hommus with Garlic
- Black Swan Sweet Potato with Coriander, Red Lentil, Cashews and Lemon Zest
- Chris Dips Hommus traditional
- Wattle Valley Chunky Fips - exotic Thai with cashew
Yoghurt, Margarine, Cream & Cheese Alternatives
- KingLand Soy Yoghurt variety selection
- Tofutti Cuties Cream Cheese plain - 227g
- Nuttlex margarine range - lite, original and olive oil
- Chia Co - Chia Pods in vanilla, mango and banana
- Alpine Coconut Yoghurt (make sure it is not the Alpine goats milk yoghurt)
- Kingland Soy Pouring Cream
- Kingland Custard Pouches
- Bio cheese 'cheddar' block
- Bio cheese 'cheddar' slices
- Nudie Coconut Yoghurt
- Wot No Dairy Yoghurt
- Over The Moo Icecream
Milk Alternatives
- Sanitarium So good range - Soy milk regular, vanilla, chocolate, soy milk lite, almond milk,
- Vitasoy Soy Milky range - regular, lite or chocolate flavoured
- Macro range - soy, rice
- Bonsoy Organic Soy milk range
- Vitasoy - soy, rice, oat
- Pure Harvest - rice, almond, soy, oat
- Home brand range - rice, soy
- Australias own organic - rice, almond
- Coconut milk - woolworths, pandaroo, Tcc, ayam
- Bonsoy soy milk
Meat Alternatives
- Fry's vegan meat alternatives - burgers, sausages, schnitzel, nuggets etc... (in the frozen section)
- Sanitarium sausage range (in the cold section)
- Sanitarium veggie roast (in the cold section)
- Sanitarium Nutmeat (In a can)
- Sanitarium Savoury Lentils (In a can)
- Australian Eatwell veggie burgers (in the cold section)
- Australian Eatwell veggie sausages (in the cold section)
- Kings Mix Falafel in a box - the yummiest one.
- Nutrisoy Organic Tofu - this is what I use. (in the cold section)
- Nutrisoy marinated tofu 200g - in spicy and teriyaki (in the cold section)
- Nutrisoy Organic Tempeh
- Tly silken tofu
- Tlky tofu nigari hard stir fry
- Tly firm tofu
- Yumis Falafel Balls in a pouch bag - already made
- Macro Quinoa Veggie Burgers
- Macro Moroccan Veggie Burgers
Frozen Food
- Birds Eye frozen Corn Fritters
- Birds Eye Frozen Deli Seasoned Chips
- Borg's Curry Pastries
- Darshan Vegetable Spring Rolls
- Darshan Samosas
- Crazy Dragon vegetarian spring rolls
- Asiana selecton cocktail vegetable spring rolls
- Homai yum cha coctain spring rolls - vegetable
- Homebrand mini vegetable spring rolls
- Linda McCartney Vegan Sausage Rolls
- Linda McCarntney mushroom pies
- Sara Lee Apple Strudel
- Sanitarium Coconut Vanilla Ice Cream
- Sanitarium Chocolate Almond Ice Cream
- Linda McCartney vegetarian sausages
- Borgs vegetarian triangle
Pastry
- Homebrand puff pastry frozen sheets
- Borg's Vegan Puff Pastry
- Borg's Short Crust Pastry
Other
- Orgran egg replacer box - equivalent to 66 eggs
- Homebrand Custard powder
* = includes unethical palm oil
i think mentos are made with gelatin
ReplyDeleteHello! Yep, you are right! I will take it off now. Thank you for your comment :)
DeleteHi Madison
DeleteGreat list thankyou so much..
I have just been into woolies to buy sweets fjor my sons vegan birthday party
so i would like to up date a couple of things :)
Woolies discontinued Lays crisps so they need to all go.
Kettle Salt & vinigar are Vegan also the Chilli flavour.
There is a new smack out called POPCORNERS you find them in the crisp isle and its a cross between a crisp and popcorn...Sweet & savoury also Sea salt flavour
For the biscuit isle :) you also have Arnotts Raspberry Shortcake (The gelling agent in it is pectin which is safe)
Sweety isle now...
Allens Jelly Beans!! :D
Couldnt find the X Tream sour straps in there so dont know if they still sell them , however the homebrand Sour straps are vegan
101 Rainbow Straws (pkt of mini straws with sherbert in them) are VEGAAANNN :) :)
hope this has been helpful
oh and by the way Oreos and macro choc biscuits have palm oil in them, so you may want to get rid of them :)
kara veganlife sanders
Hi Kara! Thanks so much for your list! I am definitely going to add all of your wonderful findings now. Thanks! :)
DeleteAllens jelly beans (in NZ anyway) have cochineal (E120) in them, so they aren't vegan. Not sure if it's likely to be different over there...
DeleteThanks for telling us!
DeleteWonka long lasting gob stobbers (only the long lasting ones) are vegan too!
DeleteMentos are vegan! They don't have gelatin in them :)
DeleteGreat job on this list! :-D There's also that Scooby Doo chocolate spread. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LIJPQCl25bY/Tu8WKCIPFxI/AAAAAAAABbE/bm4pXbLuP3o/s640/2011-12-19%25252021.11.40.jpg
ReplyDeleteOh really? I didn't know that! Thanks for adding to the list. It will really help other vegans out. Thanks :)
DeleteYeah. I'll go through my list and I'll let you know if there's more. Loooove the site by the way.
DeleteThanks so much. I would love you to add to the list. :)
DeleteThanks for this great list! I will definitely use it :)
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure Kate. Feel free to add to it! :)
DeleteIs it just me, or have they recently cut their range of available tofu? I can only find one brand of plain tofu at Woolworths anymore, which is usually sold out, and a couple of varieties of pre-flavoured tofu, which I'm not really interested in buying.
ReplyDeleteHello! Yes I know! I have noticed the same thing. Last time I was there they had removed the whole tofu section and had replaced it with cheese :| I hope that they bring it back. I have been going to Coles for tofu now. Coles has a massive vegetarian/vegan section and the tofu is so much cheaper! :)
DeleteThey are in the process of removing all the independent brands and Woolworths own brand has started to appear on the shelves. Haven't tried any of it yet.
DeleteHi Lyndall,
DeleteThanks for the insight. So they are bringing out their own brand of tofu? :)
Woolies have bought back tofu, but only in the macro range. I now go to my local Asian grocery where tofu is about $4.50 for 900g, bunches of corriander and basil are about $1.20 each - what a bargain!!
DeleteThere are two lines - the "Marcro" brand is not organic, but the "Marcro Organic" (purple labels) is organic. To avoid GM go organic. There is another issue to consider though.
Deletehttp://healthnews.benabraham.com/html/soy_products_adverse_effects.html
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/NaturalFood/Soy.aspx
http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/soy.htm
I went into easting soy SOME went I went all organic (and instantly lost 45 pounds and stopped having Reactive-Hypoglycemia). However in those days I lived in the states, and I had organic meat options. When I moved to Australia (having for years eaten Aussie organic products) those many years ago - I was already on an all organic diet, and having lived in the USA where the conventional meat is all tainted with antibiotics and hormones (and metabolites from agro poisons and bad feeds) I would not eat meat I knew was not safe.
Trouble was, nearly all the organic food produces in OZ back in those days, (a huge amount compared to most nations) was sold (usually the entire farm) to other nations. It never saw Aussie shelves. Organic meat was very hard to get. I wasn't into soy though I could make a very yummy spicy tofu. But I needed protein. Over that same time period of soy in 2/3ds of my major meals, I also wound up with blood that was very thick and clumping, mental issues easily as bad as as Alzheimer's dementia, symptoms similar to parkinsons (very low dopamine levels), brain hormone disruption, hypothyroidism that was resistant to all hormone treatments (at times I had all the symptoms present, but high levels of the hormones - which could not be used), I suddenly stopped all testosterone production, had sperm production, had massive muscle wasting, etc etc - and it just happens that *all* of these odd things (which made me officially disabled and in massive pain as of 2000) are ALSO well documented as known effects from eating a diet with more than a TINY amount of unfermented soy in it.
TOFU = BAD
TEMPE, MISO, TAMARI, SHOU = GOOD
TVP = chemical contamination
It just a plain advertising myth that soy is a wonder food, a health choice, etc. It is a myth that Asians eat massive amounts of soy. Most of what they get is fermented (not the same) and it in very small amounts (less that US carnivorous get in their burgers).
It is important to note that soy is*not* the safe food we were told it was -as it was a marketing ply. We were all lied to. We have all been targeted with hype to sell product to get us to eat it. Soy is associated with a lot of serious health problems. It does not stop cancer, it creates it.
:O warning! Be natural trail bars = no-go on the vegan scale :( tasty as they may be they contain honey
ReplyDeleteHello! Thanks for telling me. I will take it off the list now :)
DeleteThe berry flavour and the fruit & nut trail bars were vegan last time I checked, they do a few types of trail bar. The "Four" bar in the same brand is also good :)
DeleteMcvities digestive biscuits are vegan, and great for vegan cheesecake bases. I think hobnob biscuits might be too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura! I will add McVities digestives to the list now... I will check out Hobnob biscuits too! :)
DeleteIve looked at the original digestive biscuit packet from coles and the ingredients look all vegan to me, but when i googled it lots of results said original digestive biscuits aren't vegan and now I'm freaking out?! IS it just that the Aussie ones are vegan and international recipes aren't? Or are they all not vegan?!
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteLike you, I also use Nutrisoy Organic Tofu and was concerned when it disappeared form the shelves a few weeks ago. After weeks with no tofu available the shelves have now been filled with only Woolworths brand Macro tofu. After a call to Woolworths Customer Service it was confirmed that they have deleted the range and will no longer be stocking all the tofu brands they used to. I was told it was a "business decision" to only stock their own brand of tofu. As tofu is a core nutritional product for vegans and vegetarians I am devastated to hear that Woolworths has reduced it's range of tofu to only its own brand :(
Oh wow! Thanks Rachel for the information. That is really good to know but also very annoying. Looks like I will have to start buying my Nutrisoy tofu from Coles :) Thank you!
DeleteAnd by the looks of the Macro one, it isn't organic. I wonder if this means the soy used is GMO??
ReplyDeleteHello! It may be genetically modified... I always purchase organic soy products just to be safe. I will try and find out!
DeleteThnx a lot ...i am vegan ! So there are lot of foods which are vegan n available at woolies..happy happy
ReplyDeleteThanks :) it is great to have a list!
DeleteOreo biscuits are vegan too
ReplyDeleteOh yes, will add them soon! :) Thanks!
DeleteJust to clarify, the Oreo biscuits sold in Australia through Woolworths are not vegan. The Oreo biscuits that are made in the USA are the vegan-friendly version. You can find these in some other grocery stores Australia.
DeleteThere are also a few other items on your lists that are also not vegan (vegetarian, yes).
Woolworths Macro range has recently added some vegan-friendly products to their range in the fridge section.
Good list though.
Hello! Thanks for your contribution. This list is a work in progress and will always be changing. Feel free to add or remove anything else that you see fit. :)
DeleteHi, I think you will find Mentos will be made with or without gelatin, depending on where in the world they are made :)
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks so much!
DeleteI don't see gelatin listed as an ingredient in Mentos.
ReplyDeleteI have seen some Muslim halal food sites that say Mentos contain pig gelatin, but apparently the gelan gum in Mentos is not from gelatin, but is vegan. What are your thoughts?
Cheers,
Jeff
Hi Jeff,
Deleteit seems that some Mentos flavours use gellan gum instead of gelatin. The mint mentos and fruit mentos are the two that I could see that use gellan gum. However, it stated on the packets that they all use beeswax as a glazing agent. So it is really a personal choice :)
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this superb list! I'm particularly pleased to have learned about the vegan Arnotts biscuits, I can use them with Nuttelex to make dessert bases when I'm too lazy to start them from scratch.
ReplyDeleteHello Elizabeth! Thank you for the your comment. I know... there are so many surprising vegan items!!
DeleteNutlex does have Palm Oil in it though.
DeleteThanks for this excellent list. I have bookmarked it and will return! Please keep it updated :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon. I will :)
DeleteJust got a heap of new products thanks to your list. Can't wait to try them!
DeleteSakata 'Italian Roast Tomato & Balsamic' are vegan too I think, by the way.
Oh yay! Please feel free to add to the list whenever you find a new vegan product :)
DeleteTHANK YOU!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure :)
DeleteAllens jelly beans and sherbies aren't vegan they contain shellac and cochineal
ReplyDeleteHi Olivia,
DeleteThanks! Will remove them now.
Hi,
DeleteJust be aware that cochineal is often synthetically made these days, not from squashed bugs as in years gone by.
Hi Madison,
ReplyDeleteGreat list! Thanks for your efforts :)
I just wanted to add to your list a little:
Smooze Ice Blocks - available on the shelf to be frozen at home
Raffertys Garden LB1 Ice Blocks - available on the shelf
Slendier Slim Pasta - health food section - made from konjac vegetable
McCains Pizza Bases - frozen box of 3
That's all I can think of right now, but I'll give it some additional thought later on.
Also, Nuttelex contains palm oil, so you may wish to remove it from your vegan list. They claim that it's "ethically sourced" but have provided no evidence of this claim, and Nuttelex has not been included in the list of sustainably-grown palm oil companies on Ethical Consumer: http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/shoppingethically/palmoilfreelist.aspx.
I've ditched it in favour of the Macro Soy Spread.
Regards,
Catherine
Hi Catherine! Thanks so much for you contribution. It is so helpful when vegans like yourself help add to the list. I will add them ASAP :)
DeleteThe entire Macro Bites range is vegan too - Smokey Eggplant Felafel, Spicy Lentil & Tempeh, Spinach & Split Pea and Curried Pumpkin & Corn.
ReplyDeleteHello! Thanks for adding to the list. It really helps :)
DeleteThanks so much Madison! I've just recently switched to vegan and any and all help is awesome!
ReplyDeleteKindly
Kylie
Hi Kylie! Thank you... I am glad that it helps you :)
DeleteI just had to say that Madison, you are a wonderful human being. Thank you so much for this list! It really makes life a little easier and cuts down hours of reading at the grocery store. I'm currently in the transition from Vegetarian to Vegan and it's people like you that make it easier for us newbies!
ReplyDeleteThank you once again! :D
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Hello Avanthi! Thank you so much for your comment. You really made me smile :) I am glad that it is helping you. Good luck!
DeleteThank you this is fantastic found a few I had no idea about an had not eaten in years. :) Much appreciated.....
ReplyDeleteOur pleasure :)
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteGreat site, but taurine is in most energy drinks.
Thanks
Hi,
DeleteMost of the energy drinks are now producing synthetic taurine which is vegan. I have spoken to a few of the energy drink companies and all of them have said that their products are vegan.
Thanks for that.
ReplyDeleteGreat news.
Hi :) are the maple flavoured cashews at woolworths vegan or do they contain honey i cant find it on the net
ReplyDeleteHello! I have no idea sorry. You may need to go in there and look at the ingredients :)
DeleteLindt 70% dark chocolate blocks contain milk solids
ReplyDeleteHi,
DeleteI just had a look at the back of the packet and it did not contain milk solids.
Thanks.
I have recently turned vegan from being vegetarian and your entire site has helped me so much in the transition and this list is amazing!!
ReplyDeletethank you so much for all the work you do for all of these people you don't know.. The vegan community is so inviting and helpful!
I am proud to call myself a vegan! and thank you again for all of your help
You are a beautiful soul :)
x
Hi Rachelle,
DeleteThanks so much for your kind words. I am really glad that you are enjoying Veggieful and that it is helping you :D
This list is great, some pringles are also vegan, it will say it on the back. All others are vegetarian
ReplyDeleteHello! Great... I will find out which ones :) Thanks!
DeleteThe aeroplane jelly range is actually not vegan. They all contain beef derived gelatine I believe.
ReplyDeleteHello! We have found a couple of the quick-set products which do not contain gelatin. I have bought them a couple of times in the past. I normally just have to look and check first :)
DeleteOh okay. Ill have a look when I'm in Woolies next! Getting my wisdom teeth taken out and surgeon made a suggestion that I stock up on jelly, but I thought they all contained gelatin in them. Thanks for the info! Great site!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure. Please get back to me and tell me which ones are vegan and if they still are. I bought them in the past so hopefully they haven't changed them. The only thing I could suggest is to purchase the little asian jelly in the individual containers in the Asian section. I think they might be Panda brand??? Most of them are vegan!! Or, purchase agar powder and make your own jelly :) Good luck with your wisdom teeth!
DeleteThank you! I had a look last night at my local woolies and it looks like the quick set aeroplane jelly range has been discontinued :( all brands of jelly they had contained gelatin of beef origin. Reaaaaally disappointed. Looks like I'm going to have to try to make my own!
ReplyDeleteOh damn. I really wanted to have an option for a quick vegan jelly. I will take it off the list now! Thanks :)
DeleteHi Madison,
ReplyDeleteIt would be great if you you could put information about palm oil products. Arnotts uses non-sustainable palm all in almost all its products including shapes and sweet biscuits.
Hello! Thanks for the info. I will look into which products use palm oil and which brands are using sustainable sources or not. Thanks!
DeleteAnd as always, new vegans or people that are buying for vegans should note that the Woolworths soy cheeses all contain Casein and "natural cheese flavours". My wife bought some for our 1st anniversary and was upset when I told her that I wouldn't eat it.
ReplyDeleteAh well. Calling it "soy cheese" is just rather misleading.
But I don't mind driving out of my way to a Mrs Flannery's or the like!
Hi Taylah! Thanks for your comment. I know... it really sucks. I bought a soy cheese from Woolworths about 1 year ago and realised it contained Casein and was so annoyed!! It definitely is misleading.
DeleteI love Mrs Flannery's. They stock such an amazing range of vegan cheeses!
Hi Madison! Great site, I am currently switching over from vegetarian to vegan and all your info, plus the info in the comments from others, has really helped! I live in regional South Australia in a small town and it is extremely difficult to source vegan products; we don't have any types of vegan cheese in any of the shops here whatsoever. I found a website called Vegan Perfection (top result if you google it) which will ship vegan products (including soy-free alternatives for vegans who can't have soy) anywhere in Australia. I just thought it might be helpful for anyone in a similar situation to myself who also uses your informative site.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Hi! I am glad that it has helped you :)
Deletethis is such a wonderful site thank you, my daughter has actually sent me the link to your site and I am so happy I am upset however about Woolworths Soy Cheese! feeling ripped off, my husband bought it for me and I didn't check the label, won't be having that anymore, feel sick that I have eaten it. Also about Oreos, some Woolworths do actually sell the vegan ones, you just need to check every time you buy them, it's as if sometimes they import from the USA (vegan) and other times from the UK (has milk solids) weird but true as my Woolies sells vegan ones and I know of some Woolies in Hobart selling them too. thanks again for a wonderful site xx
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
DeleteThanks so much. I am glad that you are enjoying Veggieful. I know... it is very annoying. I have had quite a lot of complaints about their soy cheese. I too did the same thing and bought it and tried it and felt so yucky that it wasn't vegan. I was very disappointed. Adding dairy really defeats the purpose of the product so I am not sure why?? Thanks for the information about oreos.
Hey Guys!
ReplyDeleteI stumbled across this site as my first real introduction to "Vegan". I am hoping to gradually make the switch. I was hoping that you could help me and guide me on how to begin. And is it true that I will continue to loose weight undergoing this dietary change?
Hi Stacey! Congrats on making the switch. My tips would be to follow some of our recipes and get used to vegan cooking. Find your favourite milk substitute, look at egg substitutes, read about the benefits of veganism and start having fun with cooking! :) Feel free to email us with any questions. One of the main benefits of veganism is that it allows you to control your weight and can help with weight loss. However, you still need to be eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly. But more importantly, you will be so much healthier inside... and most likely a lot happier too :)
DeleteHi Madison,
ReplyDeleteI have a couple of things to add to this great list...Original grain waves and original pringles are both vegan friendly!
Cheers,
Kathryn
Great! Thanks Kathryn :)
DeleteHi Madison, just wanted to say I came across this site when trying to find out if Nanna's snack pies contained palm oil or not - yours was the only helpful site :) Thanks so much ! (I am jumping on the palm oil bandwagon, and am happy to say that most of the products I buy/consume do not contain palm oil). While I am not vegan, I found this site really useful, so thank you !
ReplyDeleteI am so glad. Thanks for the comment :)
Deletehi. I'm only new to the whole vegan thing so I'm still learning. from what I could see the bean supreme vegetarian mince in sauce is vegan. I think a few of their other things are vegan but I know their sausages have egg whites.
ReplyDeleteHi Kirsty! Thanks for your contribution :)
DeleteThis is incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for sharing. It can be really hard to find yummy things as a vegetarian going on vegan, so this is excellent!
ReplyDeleteHello! Yay... I am really happy that you find it helpful :)
DeleteWhat about Allen`s milkos and red skins and sweets like that? I am looking at buying a show bag from the exhibition and am trying to find out what lollies are vegetarian/vegan. Thanks heaps if you can help!
ReplyDeleteHello! I have seen that both of those have gelatine in them :(
DeleteHi Madison.
ReplyDeleteFantastic job with your comprehensive list.
Just one to take off McVites Digestive Biscuits aren't vegan.They contain milk.
Ingredients:
Wheat Flour (54%), Vegetable Oil, Wholemeal (16%), Sugar, Cultured Skimmed Milk, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Tartaric Acid, Malic Acid), Salt.
Keep up the super work. :)
Hi Krystal,
DeleteThanks so much for the comment. I will take them off now. What a bummer! :)
I bought some the other day and they didn't list milk in the ingredients. Neither did the Hobnobs I bought.
DeleteHi, here's another vegan product you might like to add.
ReplyDelete'Macro organic drinking chocolate' Its also 'fair trade'
And it's delicious. :)
Great! Thanks. Will add it now :)
DeleteGreat list :)
ReplyDeleteThe home-brand BBQ flavoured chips are also vegan, and I'm pretty sure Darrell Lea strawberry liquorice is too.
Be Natural apple flavoured porridge, home-brand cocoa puffs and fruit-loops are as well.
Hello! Oh great. Thanks so much :)
Deletethanks for this list! I am venturing into veganism for the first time and this cuts out lots of ground work! <3
ReplyDeleteI was looking for vegan biscuits to make a tira misu recipe I found. What a great site!
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeletewoolies have discontinued their macro hommus dips
Thanks for the info!
DeleteI can't find any animal ingredients in the macro gingernut biscuits but yet they are only labled as vegetarian? I don't get it are they made on the same line as something with milk and eggs or something of the like, or are they not disclosing all the ingredients list?
ReplyDeleteHi Steven! I am not sure. Maybe send them an email and see what they say :)
DeleteHi Madison,
ReplyDeleteGreat list. I now keep it on the fridge so I can check it before going shopping. Would you consider adding that there is no Palm-Oil free soap in woolworths, but that EcoStore makes it with sustainable Palm Oil? I think soap is important enough to include on a vegan shopping list!
Hello! Thank you. Yes, good idea!
DeleteAlthough, I am pretty sure that the Natures Organics range uses ethically sourced palm oil? I will check up on it!
DeleteWhat a great list!
ReplyDeleteI just discovered one when making a few purchases.
SPC Fruity tubs of jelly and fruit are vegan! And tasty.
Yay! I will add them now :) Thank you.
DeleteGreat work! To add something, Spring Gully Worcestershire sauce is vegan.
ReplyDeleteWoolies now also sell Linda McCartney sausages. Vegan and the best sausage I've ever tasted.
ReplyDeleteHi Ruth! They are already on the list. Thank you.
DeleteNot too sure about Cadbury drinking chocolate. Don't they exploit dairy cows for their products? I won't buy Cadbury products for that reason.
ReplyDeleteHi Madison,
ReplyDeleteLindt Dark Chocolate definitely is not vegan. The label of both varieties you list says it contains butterfat. However, all the Whittakers chocolate that is 50% cocoa or greater is vegan - not just the 72% Ghana. I particularly like the Rum and Raisin, and the Dark Orange.
Hi there,
DeleteI have a block right here and it doesn't contain "butterfat". It only contains cocoa butter which is vegan.
Hi can you please suggest any vegan protien shakes ? Wollies brands? pleas tnx :0)
ReplyDeleteHello! No, sorry I don't purchase protein shakes nor have I seen any in Woolworths. Hope you find some!
DeleteGreat site Madison, I am in the process of going from vegetarian to vegan and this is a great help. I also buy the groceries for my office, so they only receive vegetarian and now vegan products as their snacks. Really terrific job. Thanks very much.
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteHi.. I am sure that the seal salt red rock deli chips are vegan :-)
ReplyDeleteHi, When the Macro Soy Spread became available I enquired about the vitamin D and found it to be non vegan. It was derived from D3 sheep lanolin. That was a while ago though, maybe its okay now, just wanted to know if this has recently been confirmed by you to be Vitamin D2? Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi there, No I didn't know about this. I will take it off until it is confirmed. Thanks for the update!
DeleteNo worries, hopefully its vegan suitable now :)
DeleteSoylife yoghurt.. blueberry and vanilla :)
ReplyDeleteHeY, thank you. GREAT LIST! much much appreciated
ReplyDeletei am not sure if you are aware that the "natural colour 120" is actually cochineal or carmine made from bugs also do you know if woolworths bbq chips and macro bbq chips are vegan
DeleteYes we are aware. I am not sure... you would have to check the packets.
DeleteHI,
ReplyDeleteLast time I bought Kool Mints which was about 4 months ago I noticed that it contained egg whites.
Thanks. I will remove them now.
DeleteJust letting everyone know, the Soy Cheese in Woolworths near the tofu is NOT vegan. It isn't even lactose free. I have NO idea what the point of it is but it contains milk.
ReplyDeleteHi Kimberly. Thanks for your comment. Yes we are aware. It is so annoying and we too do not understand why they would make such a product? I can't see it on our list though.
DeleteMost recent news, new-fangled Vegan Palm Oil Free Soap! It has pure essential oils to create the amazing natural fragrances. Palm Oil Free, SLS Free, Not tested on Animals and 100% Cruelty Free make the Earth collection simply brilliant.
ReplyDeleteThanks Omar!
DeleteWoolworths has Alpine Coconut Yoghurt http://www.alpineyoghurt.com.au/Products.aspx
ReplyDeleteand Chia Co - Chia Pods in vanilla, mango, and banana
http://www.thechiaco.com.au/products/chia-pod
They also have Beanfield Chips in Nacho, Salsa and Sea Salt
http://www.beanfieldssnacks.com/
Great! Thank you :D
DeleteSome of these products contain palm oil which is decimating forests and the orangutan population. E g. Arnotts
ReplyDeleteHey Maddie!
ReplyDeleteJust letting you know that Arnott's BBQ Shapes are no longer vegan as they contain additive 635 :(
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Hi there! Thanks for telling us :)
DeleteCan someone tell me if pandaroo lite coconut cream is vegan please. I'm cooking a banana bread for a friend and don't want to use the wrong product. Thankyou
ReplyDeleteHi! I don't see why it wouldn't be as it is just coconut milk and nothing else?
Deleteany news on g m status of macro tofu range ?
ReplyDeleteSour patch kids lollies are vegan I think too.
ReplyDeleteskittles either have gelatin or the color e120 which is the red dye made from beetles.
ReplyDeleteGreat list thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Just what I was looking for.
ReplyDeleteOnly Australian oreos are vegan. So if woolies supplies Australian oreos, it would be another great product to add to the list! :))
ReplyDeleteHey, I was just wondering where you guys could find those 'Spicy Sweet Chilli Doritos' if they sell them in WA I would be so keen to get out and buy a pack... or 10.
ReplyDeleteHi, I am lobbying to get Beanfields Rice & Bean SEA SALT chips back on the shelves at woolworths ... head to FB page www.facebook.com/bringbackbeanfields if you can help out by filling in a form
ReplyDelete:) Thank you !! EM
Thanks for the list its a great help! Pataks Jalfrezi Simmmer sauce is vegan apparently, thankfuly! Sold at some Woolworths and Coles.
ReplyDeleteThe Woolworths Select brand of gluten free chocolate biscuits (the ones that look like Tim Tams) are also vegan.
ReplyDeleteWoolworths also sell King land Soy cream, for cooking/pouring
ReplyDeleteAnd thankyou, as after 2 years of being vegetarian my daughter is now vegan, list of products are so helpful and assist with purchasing/supporting her.
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton for this list Birdseye Deli seasoned chips in the frozen section are also vegan. Many other potato wedges too i think.
ReplyDeleteThe Sara Lee apple strudel (in New Zealand) is vegan, it should be the same in Australia. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.saralee.com.au/our-products/danish-and-strudels/apple-strudel/
p.s your website is awesome!
BBQ Pringles and (shockingly) Roast Chicken Pringles are also vegan!
ReplyDeleteIn my search for the ultimate good value tasty biscuit I can say that the below that were on the list
ReplyDeleteeither have milk solids or palm oil in :( There appears to be no escape. Nuttelex now have a palm oil free spread however the profits from that will be fed back into the company, so in effect indirectly funding deforestation.
Homebrand Gingernut Biscuit
Arnotts Lemon Crisp biscuits
Arnotts Nice biscuits
Arnotts Raspberry Shortcake Biscuits
Arnotts Choc Ripple biscuit
Oreos (The Australian Oreos are vegan) Woolworths and coles near me seem to source these from Indonesia..therfore have palm oil in
I just went to buy a pack of Woolworth's Select brand of Tim tams or "Chocolate Sandwich" and the first few ingredients are: Milk chocolate (38%) Sugar, Milk solids" and at the bottom it says Milk chocolate contains 27% Milk Solids"
ReplyDeleteOk thanks. I will remove it!
DeleteHi, I noticed you don't have any of the Macro veggie burgers up there :)
ReplyDeleteThe quinoa veggie burgers have 'vegetables (potato, carrot, spinach), quinoa, chickpea meal, spice blend (rice flour, sugar, potato starch, dehydrated vegetables, (spinach, onion, garlic, tomato), salt, herbs, spice, spice extract (paprika oleoresin)), wheat flour, cumin, garlic'.
The Moroccan variety has 'vegetables (carrots, chickpeas, onion, broccoli, peas, corn, potato), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, wholemeal flour, maize flour, rye flour, yeast, iodised salt, wheat fibre, vitamins (thiamine, folate)), canola oil, garlic, spice blend (cumin, paprika), salt.
I'm new to this vegan stuff, but pretty sure that's all ok? (hopefully, because they are friggin delish). There are also a couple more varieties but I just haven't picked them up yet.
Yes they look fine :)
Deletedon't know if this has already been brought up, but aren't arnott's barbecue shapes vegan?
ReplyDeletealso most varieties of pringles are vegan except for the sour cream & chives flavour, there may be a few more that aren't vegan but I'm not sure off the top of my head.
Hello! We just found out that BBQ shapes are not vegan. OH well!
DeleteThank-you SO much for posting this! I'm gonna print this list, it's so handy for a Vegan of 6 months :-D
ReplyDeleteOur pleasure :D
DeleteHey, I'm pretty sure cruskits contain milk and i think eggs too!!
ReplyDeletethis list is brilliant thanks vegan and just arrived in Australia!
ReplyDeleteGreat list, well done!!
ReplyDeleteCould I add Marmite please? Yummy and very vegan http://marmite.co.nz/footer/faqs
Also the most ethical of the popular 'mites'. Vegemite is owned by Mondelez and Promite owned by Mars who both received red-ratings in the latest Shop Ethical guide (palm oil, child labour, animal testing etc). Marmite has a 100% green rating and they're owned by Sanitarium.
NB: Sanitarium is owned by 'Adventist Church SP' who are known for their strong anti-gay stance. Not particularly relevant to this page, but an interesting fact I learned recently :-)
More info here if interested: http://guide.ethical.org.au/guide/browse/guide/?cat=470&subcat=466&type=162
Great list, well done!!
ReplyDeleteCould I add Marmite please? Yummy and very vegan http://marmite.co.nz/footer/faqs
Also the most ethical of the popular 'mites'. Vegemite is owned by Mondelez and Promite owned by Mars who both received red-ratings in the latest Shop Ethical guide (palm oil, child labour, animal testing etc). Marmite has a 100% green rating and they're owned by Sanitarium.
NB: Sanitarium is owned by 'Adventist Church SP' who are known for their strong anti-gay stance. Not particularly relevant to this page, but an interesting fact I learned recently :-)
More info here if interested: http://guide.ethical.org.au/guide/browse/guide/?cat=470&subcat=466&type=162
Adventist church has no stance against gays - check your facts
DeleteDoes anyone know if you can still get Vitarium jelly at Coles?
ReplyDeletethey dont make it anymore -.-
Deletehttps://www.facebook.com/vitarium/posts/618553378210136?stream_ref=10
Don;t forget "Nutrisoy Organic tempe". Tempe is actually better for you that Tofu is (fermented foods and all that).
ReplyDeleteOn hitch though...."Nutrisoy Organic Tofu" used to be very easy to source in the Adelaide hills (for well over a decade) but over the last year it has been very hard to obtain. We eat all organic for serious health reasons.
Coles (who used to be big on organics before the split with Meyer) stocks a rather limited organic & health food range now. What is off here is that they no longer stock Nutrisoy tofu, they do stock the Nutrisoy Tempe.
The organic shop in Mt Barker (Mt Barker Organics) has not been able to get "Nutrisoy Organic Tofu" either. Instead they have "Earth Source" which in my opinion is not of the same quality at all. The large package of Nutrisoy had/has the best texture.
The primary online source for this sort of food (organicbox) in the area, also stocks "Earth Source" instead of Nutrisoy, which makes me very suspicious that the lack of Nutrisoy tofu (but not tempe) is something being done by a major SA distributor. After all, "Nutrisoy" is still out there and doing fine, so there is no SANE reason for all the local shops to have stopped stocking their tofu in the same period... unless the people they all get it from no longer carry it.
Thank you so much. This is great!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much this is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteGreat information and here's to the power of the people sharing information. Whilst talking about the evils of food and products isn't Woolies right up there with the best of them?
ReplyDeleteGreat information and power to the people who take time in a myriad of ways to better the planet and give service to one another. On the topic of food goods and evils Woolies itself is a demon. I try to avoid it as much as possible and support the little people and the growers markets that directly support the farmers that Woolies cuts off at the knees. In an over busy life I do get sucked into the evil vortex of Woolworths from time to time but I never feel good about it
ReplyDeleteRomeos Foodland at Port Adelaide have a great range of vegan cheeses and other non meat vegan products. Haven't explored the whole store but certainly a bigger range than Coles or Woolies and a local place to get vegan cheese is great!
ReplyDeleteAre the jellys still available? bc trying to find them (online for now) and theyre not showing up. Vitarium dont make their jelly anymore -.- and macro isnt showing up :/
ReplyDeleteDarrell Lea has a list of vegan confectionery on their site, which are sold in Woolworths :D
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dlea.com.au/contact-us/dietary-requirements/
Thank you
ReplyDeleteThis is so helpful, thank you!
ReplyDeleteHey! The orange Mother energy drink contains fish derivatives. :~)
ReplyDeleteHi I have lots to add but its late so I'll have to check some of the brands in the morning but just to add a few things at the moment pringles bbq flavour is vegan it says so on the packaging and woolworth gluten free range biscuits the ones that look like oreos and the ones that look like tim tams plus the home brand christmas pudding . Will add some more things to the list in the morning
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you got my previous comment so just a couple of things to add
ReplyDeletePringles bbq flavour vegan stated in packaging, woolworths gluten free biscuits the ones that look like oreos and the ones that look like tim tams and the home brand christmas pudding
Prinhles use palm oil
DeleteNaturally nood bars all varieties and nestle bakers choice choc bits dark
ReplyDeleteHi Maddison, what about vegan pasta? Don't see it on the list
ReplyDeleteHey Maddison
ReplyDeletedick smith tomato sauce is vegan ��
This list is amazing! I am at week one of being vegan and I've gotta say boy am I glad I found your site!! Thank you for all your efforts.
ReplyDeleteI am at week one of being vegan and all I can say is boy I'm glad I've found your website!! It's amazing and makes it very easy to eat vegan foods. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHey, can you confirm whether original digestive biscuits are vegan? Some forums say they aren't, but the package listed ingredients look vegan to me. Maybe they use a different recipe here in australia? I don't know! Would love some confirmation :)
ReplyDeleteHello! Last time I saw them they were vegan!
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