Trebor Softmints Peppermint Mints Roll, 44.9 g (Pack of 40)

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Though some might dispute whether Kendal Mint Cake should even be in the ‘mints’ category, we think it should, so it’s here as a bonus entry rather than as part of the Top 10.

Mint Imperials are often the kind that appear with the bill at the end of a meal at a restaurant, and some of them are vegan friendly… but many are not. For instance, Morrisons Mint Imperials and Waitrose Mint Imperials are fine, but Tesco Mint Imperials are not (as they contain beef gelatine). But whether you are a lover of Polos, Tic Tacs or even old school Everton Mints, you will probably want to know the answers to the question at hand: which mints are vegan? And indeed, which mints are not vegan? Not All Mints Are Vegan, But Plenty Are! Mints are refreshing sweets that come in many guises, from hard to soft, chewy to crumbly. And though they share similar minty flavours (based on the mentha genus of plants) and often similar colours (white being most commonly associated with mints) they can vary greatly in style. We like to start things off in a positive fashion, so let’s begin with some of the best vegan-friendly mints available in the United Kingdom, which includes a couple we feature in our more general Vegan Sweets article.The archetypal after dinner mint is not vegan as they contain butterfat from milk. As we explain in our dedicated article on After Eights though, there are plenty of vegan-friendly alternatives. In January 1969, it bought the confectionery interests of Clarnico. In 1970, John Graham Marks [5] (29 September 1930 – 31 October 2012), the grandson of the company's founder, became chairman of the company, and owned the company with his brother Ian; the company was family run and also had a Christian paternalistic ethos. In 1981, the company discontinued night shifts, as it believed that night shifts were possibly damaging to family life. A favourite of grandparents in the 1980s, Glacier Mints were first produced by Leicester-based Fox’s in 1918. The company has changed hands a number of times in the last few decades, and is now owned by Valeo Foods under the Big Bear Confectionery banner. The mints themselves, though, have changed little over the years, and are fine for vegans to eat. 5. Mentos In 1985 Trebor made one last major acquisition. As with Clarnico, it chose a well established name in confectionery, based in East London with a long history as a family business. Maynards was founded in 1896 by Charles and Tom Maynard, whose family had already been making sweets in their kitchen for several decades. In 1909 they launched their wine gums, which remain to this day an iconic brand of confectionery. Indeed, it was this strength in gums and jellies – especially the Original Wine Gum and the American Hard Gum – which attracted Trebor.

The company was headquartered in what was south-west Essex, in Woodford, Greater London. It initially had a factory at Forest Gate called the Trebor Works from 1935 between Upton Park tube station and East Ham tube station in what is now the London Borough of Newham, [6] north of the former ground of West Ham United F.C. and west of Plashet.

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The clue is in the name here; butter mints are generally made with butter, which comes from milk which comes from cows… so they are not vegan. Note that some butter mints may be vegan if made with vegan butter substitutes instead of dairy butter. By the end of the 1960s, the company was exporting to over fifty countries; 20% of its output from its three factories was exported. [3] The largest export market was the United States. Up to 1966, it had doubled its exports in four years. In the 1967 Birthday Honours, the Chairman John Marks (son of the founder, and who died in December 1980) was appointed a CBE for the company's exports; he was president from 1956 to 1959 of the Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance. As with Trebor Extra Strong Mints, these hard-hitters of the mint world also include gelatine amongst their ingredients. Alas, like other humbugs, there are milk derivatives used in most Everton Mints and so vegans – even those who support Everton – should give them a miss. Contains gelatine, made from animal hooves or other parts, and hence they are not suitable for vegans.

As present in humbugs and related mints, milk and derivatives of milk can cause mints to be non-vegan. CochinealFrom 1 March 1990, the company was known as Trebor Bassett, a division of Cadbury. Production would eventually move to North Sheffield, off the A61. It is possible that shellac (also known as E904) could be used as a coating for some mints. Beeswax Another variant of humbugs and another that contains milk derivatives and hence are no good for vegans.

For those who prefer their mints to be a little softer, you can’t really beat Softmints. They contain carnauba wax, but that is fine for vegans, as are the other ingredients. 3. SmintsMade from crushed insects, this colouring – which also goes by the names of carmine, carmine lake, natural red or E120 – is unlikely to be present in most mints (that tend to be white), but it might pop up in spinoffs of mint brands, such as the Strawberry Smints. Conclusions: Best Vegan Mints The mint-flavoured Tic Tacs are vegan! Altoids mints have been going (curiously) strong for almost 250 years, but unfortunately they – like the M&S curiously similar Curiously Strong Mints – contain gelatine so are not suitable for vegans. Here we’ll list the most popular mints sold in the UK that are not vegan, along with the ingredient that puts them on the naughty step. Mint