This article looks into one of the most frequently asked questions regarding foods that are vegan friendly: Are Rold Gold pretzels vegan?
The short answer: Yes and No. Most of Rold Gold pretzel varieties are vegan, but some are not. A full analysis of each pretzel variety is below.
Note: Ingredients in each variety are from Rold Gold’s website.
Original Flavor
The Rold Gold original flavor pretzels come in four varieties: tiny twists, rods, sticks, and thins. Each of these varieties are made up of mostly the same ingredients:
Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Salt, Corn Oil, Corn Syrup, Ammonium Bicarbonate, and Malt Extract. The tiny twist and thin varieties also contain Yeast.
Since none of these ingredients come from animal-based sources, Rold Gold original flavor pretzels in all varieties are vegan.
Original Fat Free Flavor
The Rold Gold original fat free flavor pretzels only comes in one variety: tiny twists. These pretzels have the following ingredients:
Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Salt, Corn Oil, Corn Syrup, Ammonium Bicarbonate, and Malt Extract.
Since none of these ingredients come from animal-based sources, Rold Gold original fat free flavor pretzels are vegan.
Cheddar Flavor
The Rold Gold cheddar flavor pretzels only comes in one variety: tiny twists. These pretzels have the following ingredients:
Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Salt, Corn Oil, Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), Whey, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Monosodium Glutamate, Sunflower Oil, Lactose, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Onion Powder, Blue Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Corn Syrup Solids, Skim Milk, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Malt Extract, Yeast, Citric Acid, Buttermilk, Lactic Acid, Artificial Color (Yellow 5, Yellow 6), Garlic Powder, Spices, Sodium Caseinate, Disodium Inosinate, and Disodium Guanylate.
Since the cheddar flavor pretzels contain whey, cheese, and milk which come from animal-based sources, Rold Gold cheddar flavor pretzels are not vegan.
Honey Wheat Flavor
The Rold Gold honey wheat flavor pretzels only comes in one variety: braided. These pretzels have the following ingredients:
Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Whole Wheat Flour, Sugar, Honey, Corn Oil, Salt, and Ammonium Bicarbonate.
Since the honey wheat flavor pretzels contain honey which comes from animal-based sources, Rold Gold honey wheat flavor pretzels are not vegan.
