I have been trying to think of an article that would really assist all of the Australian vegans out there. So, I decided to start a page that lists all of the vegan and 'accidentally' vegan groceries that are sold at Woolworths.
This is a list that I will keep adding to over time. I am listing products that are vegan based on their ingredients list rather than the company itself. Some of the companies may produce non-vegan items etc... I am giving you the list and it is up to you to make your decisions. :)
Please contact me here or comment on this post if any of the products are no longer vegan and now contain animal-derived products, have been taken off the shelves or if you would like to add to the list! Make sure you still check the ingredients before you purchase. We are all in this together.
Lollies and 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
- Skittles
- 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
- Lindt Swiss dark chocolate thins
- Kool Mints
- Redskins and Toffee Apples - 20g bars only
- 101 Rainbow Sherbert Straws
Sweet Biscuits
- Eskal Scottish Shortbread
- Homebrand Gingernut Biscuits
- Macro double chocolate biscuits - 160g
- 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
- McVities Digestive Biscuits
Icy Poles, Ice Cream and Sorbets
- Gelativo Sorbets
- Calippo Icy Poles
- Peters Frosty Fruit Ice blocks
- Gelativo Sorbets
- Weis Fruit 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
- Quick-set Aeroplane jelly
Savoury Snacks
- Sakatas - BBQ Delites
- Arnotts BBQ shapes
- SPC Canned Tomato Flavour Spaghetti
- French Fries chips - original and salt & vinegar
- Mrs. Mays Nut Clusters
- 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
- Snappy Rice Crackers - soya crisps
- Maggi 2 minute noodles - oriental flavour
- Kettle Chips - Salt & Vinegar, Chilli
- Popcorners - Sweet & Savoury, Sea Salt
Cereal/Breakfast
- Just Right
- Coco Pops
- Kellogs Special K with Protein Plus
- Kellogs Special K with Red Berries
- Crunchola cereals
- Macro Maple Nut Crunch
Spreads
- Vegemite
- Praise lite Dijonaise
- Freedom Vege Spread
- Kraft peanut butter range
- Scooby Doo Chocolate Spread
Drinks
- Red Bull energy drinks
- V energy drinks
- Mother energy drinks
- Monster energy drinks
- Power Edge energy drink mixes
- Most of the Coca-Cola and Shweppes brand drinks except for the products listed here
- Cadbury Drinking Chocolate
- Nestle Nesquick Syrup in chocolate, strawberry and vanilla
Sauces & Stocks
- Praise fat-free mayonnaise
- Masterfoods Traditional Tatare sauce - Rich & Creamy
- All Massel Stocks
- Massel Supreme Gravy
- Cottees Chocolate Thick and Rich topping
Breads/Wraps/Pizza Bases
- Helgas wholemeal bread traditional, mixed grain
- Old El Paso tortillas
- Mighty Soft - english muffins, crumpets
- Burgen - rye bread, whole with seeds
- 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
- Macro Hommus Dip
- Macro Hommus with Sun Dried Tomato
- Wattle Valley Chunky Fips - exotic Thai with cashew
Yoghurt, Margarine & Cheese Alternatives
- KingLand Soy Yoghurt variety selection
- Tofutti Cuties Cream Cheese plain - 227g
- Macro Soy Margarine Spread
- Nuttlex margarine range - lite, original and olive oil
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 milk, rice milk
- Bonsoy Organic Soy milk range
- Vitasoy - rice milk and Oat Milk
- Pure Harvest - rice milk and oat milk
- Home brand range - rice milk, soy milk
- Australias own organic - rice milk and almond milk
- Coconut milk - woolworths, pandaroo, Tcc, ayam
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)
- Tly silken tofu
- Tlky tofu nigari hard stir fry
- Tly firm tofu
- Yumis Falafel Balls in a pouch bag - already made
Frozen Food
- Birds Eye frozen Corn Fritters
- Nanna's mini lite apple pies
- Nanna's Mini Lite Apple Pies
- 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
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
Thanks to all those who have contributed to this list:
Simone, Mike, Lynden, Rayni, Laura, Deb, Kara
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! :)
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!!
Delete: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 :)
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! :)
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!!
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 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.
My pleasure :)
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