Is Iced Brownie Bites vegan or fasting-friendly?
Why
- milk: dairy
- whey: dairy
- egg: egg
- shellac: shellac (insect-derived glaze)
Ingredients
SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, ICING SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), CORN SYRUP, WATER, EGG WHITE, SEMI- SWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOYBEAN LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], VANILLA EXTRACT), COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SPRINKLES (ICING SUGAR [SUGAR, CORN STARCH], PALM KERNEL OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CORN STARCH, SHELLAC, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, FD&C RED #3, FD&C RED #40, FD&C BLUE #1, POLYSORBATE 60), INVERT SUGAR, MARGARINE (SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, WHEY, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, WHEY, NONFAT DRY MILK, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, LEAVENING BLEND (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), SOYBEAN LECITHIN, MOLASSES, FD&C BLUE #2 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C RED #40 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C RED #3, BEET POWDER COLOR.
Guidance from the ingredients as listed, not a religious ruling. Recipes and factory practices change, so check the package yourself. Strict observers also avoid cross-contamination and, for some, fish and honey.