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The original Cinnamon Toast Crunch is a sweet cinnamon square-shaped cereal. Cinnamon Toast Crunch has also made cereals in different flavors, as well as other products like popcorn, treat bars, and more.
But are any Cinnamon Toast Crunch products vegan? Find out below.
Is Cinnamon Toast Crunch Vegan?
The original Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal is unfortunately not vegan, because it does contain an animal ingredient. It also contains some other ingredients that strict vegans do not consume, such as sugar filtered through bone char. See a breakdown of all the non-vegan ingredients in the original Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal below.
Non-Vegan Ingredients in Cinnamon Toast Crunch original cereal
Vitamin D3: Vitamin D3 is added to all Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. Unfortunately, when Vitamin D3 is added to food products like cereal, it is almost always sourced from lanolin, which come from sheep’s wool.
Because it comes from a sheep, it cannot be considered vegan. There are however some vegans who still eat products with Vitamin D3 from lanolin because they feel it is added in such a small quantity that it doesn’t really matter.
Concerning ingredients for strict vegans
Sugar: Sugar is of course not an animal product itself, but the cane sugar used in packaged products in the US is often filtered through bone char. Bone char is literally charred animal bones, and it comes in contact with the sugar during the filtration process. This includes brown sugar, confectioner’s sugar, and any ingredients that are made from sugar, such as caramel color as well.
Some vegans avoid sugar that isn’t confirmed to be vegan, but many vegans are okay with bone char filtration because it is difficult to avoid when consuming packaged products.
Natural flavor: Natural flavor is listed on many packaged products and it can be sourced from any plant or animal products. It is often impossible to know what the source of natural flavor is because companies don’t usually reveal that information, even when asked. If natural flavor is from a common allergen, such as milk, this will be labeled on packaging for safety reasons.
However there are many animal ingredients that aren’t common allergens, so there is no way of knowing if the natural flavor in Cinnamon Toast Crunch products is vegan or not.
Vitamins and minerals that may be sourced from animals:
Vitamin D3 is the most concerning vitamin for vegans, but there are many other vitamins and minerals in Cinnamon Toast Crunch that may or may not be sourced from animals.
Many vegans will be okay with this uncertainty, but some will not. It’s up to you.
Are Different Flavors of Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal Vegan?
All Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereals contain sugar, natural flavor, and Vitamin D3. The Cinnagraham Toast Crunch cereal also contains honey.
So if you want to avoid Vitamin D3 from lanolin, sugar filtered through bone char, and/or natural flavors of unknown origin, you should avoid all Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereals.
Are Non-Cereal Cinnamon Toast Crunch Products Vegan?
Here is a list of other Cinnamon Toast Crunch products and the ingredients they contain that are not vegan. I have also listed ingredients that may or may not be vegan, such as mono and digycerides, Polysorbate 60, and more. These ingredients can be sourced from plants or animals.
Some vegans are okay with these uncertainties, so I have listed every concerning ingredient so that you can make up your own mind.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Instant Oatmeal: Contains milk, sugar, natural flavor.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Pancake Mix: Contains milk, sugar, Vitamin D3, may contain egg.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cake Mix: Non strict vegans would likely consider this product vegan, but it needs to be mixed with eggs, so the final product wouldn't be vegan. Concerning ingredients for vegans in this product include sugar, natural flavor, and some other unclear ingredients that could potentially be derived from animal fat (monoglycerides, mono and diesters).
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Frosting: Non strict vegans would likely consider this product to be vegan. The packaging says “may contain milk ingredients,” but this just means that cross-contamination may occur and vegans are often okay with a warning like this. The product also contains sugar, monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60, sodium stearoyl lactylate, and artificial colors, which may be an issue for strict vegans.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cookie Mix: Contains milk, sugar, may contain egg ingredients.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Coffee Cake Mix: Non-strict vegans would likely consider this product vegan, but it needs to be mixed with eggs, so the final product wouldn't be vegan. This cake mix also contains the following ingredients that may be an issue for strict vegans: sugar, monoglycerides, artificial color.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Creamy Cinnamon Spread: Contains milk, sugar, natural flavors.
Chocolate Toast Crunch Remix Snacking Mix: Contains milk, Vitamin D3, sugar, natural flavor, monoglycerides.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Treat Bars: Contains milk, sugar, artificial colors, glycerin, gelatin, natural flavor, Vitamin D3.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnadust: : Non strict vegans would likely consider this product to be vegan. It does however contain sugar, natural flavor, and calcium stearate which could potentially come from animal fat.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnadust Glaze Snack Popcorn: Non strict vegans would likely consider this product to be vegan. It does however contain sugar and there is a warning on the package that it may contain milk.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Remix Snacking Mix: Contains sugar, Vitamin D3, natural flavor.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnamilk: Contains milk, sugar, natural flavor, Vitamin D3.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Coffee Creamer By Nestle Coffee Mate: Contains sugar, micellar casein (from milk), mono- and diglycerides, natural flavor.
Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, Cinnamon Toast Crunch: Non strict vegans would likely consider this product to be vegan. It does however contain sugar, mono and diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, natural flavor. May contain egg ingredients.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Swiss Miss (Hot Drink Mix): Contains sugar, whey, gelatin, natural flavor, milk, mono and diglycerides.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Vegan FAQs
Is Cinnamon Toast Crunch dairy-free?
Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereals do not contain dairy, but some other Cinnamon Toast Crunch products do, such as these:
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Instant Oatmeal
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Pacake Mix
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Frosting (may contain milk ingredients)
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cookie Mix
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Creamy Cinnamon Spread
- Chocolate Toast Crunch Remix Snacking Mix
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Treat Bars
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnamilk
- Cinannamon Toast Crunch Coffee Creamer By Nestle Coffee Mate
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Swiss Miss (Hot Drink Mix)
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnadust Glaze Snack Popcorn (may contain milk)
Ingredients may change, so always check packaging! Also be aware that cross-contamination may occur, so always reach out to the company if you have a serious allergy.
Is Cinnamon Toast Crunch gluten-free?
Most Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereals contain wheat, so they are not gluten-free.
French Toast Crunch cereal does not contain gluten, but cross-contamination is likely, so you should probably avoid them if you have an allergy.
As for other Cinnamon Toast Crunch products, there are some that are not made with any gluten, but they are not labeled as gluten-free because cross-contamination may occur.
Does Cinnamon Toast Crunch contain gelatin?
Most Cinnamon Toast Crunch products do not contain gelatin, but the following do:
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Treat Bars
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Swiss Miss (Hot Drink Mix)
Vegan Cinnamon Cereals
Since Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal is not vegan, you may want to try one of these vegan cinnamon-flavored cereals:
- Barbara’s Cinnamon Puffins Cereal
- Cascadian Farm Cinnamon Crunch Cereal
- Forager Project Organic Grain-Free Os Cinnamon
- Kashi GO Cinnamon Crisp
- Nature’s Path Flax Plus Cinnamon Flakes
For more vegan cereals, check out this list of the best vegan cereals.
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