So that’s not vegan-friendly or even vegetarian-friendly.Īpart from this ingredient which you should avoid if you’re outside of the US, you shouldn’t drink the Java Monster range, as it contains cow’s milk. However, if you buy them outside of the US, these can have Carmine in them, a coloring made from crushed beetles. To sum it up, all the products of the Monster energy drinks range are vegan-friendly. In the U.S, the products are all probably vegan-friendly, except for the Java Monster range. It’s up to you if you want to drink Monster products or not. Also, the crushed beetles won’t please everyone. So some vegans would say that the Monster products aren’t cruelty-free and therefore are not vegan. Also, Carmine is made from crushed beetles. Yellow 5 is a coloring made from petroleum, which is also not vegan-friendly. We don’t consider it vegan-friendly or even vegetarian-friendly.įor example, the artificial food coloring in Monster products, Yellow 5 and Red 40, are tested on animals, mostly mice and rats. Some people choose to overlook that, but it’s your choice. It’s not even vegetarian-friendly because this ingredient is a coloring that is made from crushed beetles. Otherwise, if Carmine is on the ingredients list in the rest of the world, this specific Monster’s drink won’t be vegan-friendly. Of course, you could drink the vegan-friendly alternative, Java Monster Farmer’s Oats. So basically, if you’re in the US, all of the Monster products are vegan, except for Java Monster, which has cow’s milk in it. In North America, there won’t be any Carmine, so you don’t have to worry about that. However, in some countries, there are non-vegan ingredients like Carmine that are used.Ĭarmine, the non-vegan and non-vegetarian-friendly ingredient The good news is that Monster now claims that the Taurine and the L-Carnitine (aka L-Carnitine L-Tartrate) in their products are vegan. Also, Monster says that the original Monster energy is vegan-friendly, so you can trust them based on that if you want. Otherwise, you can trust what we tell you above, and which Monster ranges are usually vegan-friendly. Just remember that the brand isn’t vegan-certified because some products aren’t vegan or even vegetarian-friendly in some countries. It’s mostly up to you to decide if you’re willing to take the risk of drinking Monster drinks with these ingredients and not be sure if they’re animal or plant-derived, or if you prefer to avoid drinks with this ingredient list. This might not be the case in Europe or the UK, but there’s no way to verify.Īlso, remember that Monster is not vegan-certified and that some ingredients can be vegan in North America but not in the rest of the world. Especially if you’re in the US, where Taurine and L-Carnitine are plant-derived and not animal-derived. So all the drinks from the classic monster energy drink are vegan-friendly. That’s because it’s cheaper and easier to produce. It could also be synthetic, as most modern Taurine is synthetic now. According to Monster, it is plant-derived, which makes it vegan-friendly. Taurine is an item of the ingredients list that can either be plant-based or animal-derived. So it’s up to you and your ethics.These are usually vegan-friendly, but it’s not guaranteed that they are cruelty-free. However, some of them can be animal tested, and there’s no way of checking that because the brand doesn’t have cruelty-free or vegan certificates. For this product, the added coloring refers to the colors Red 40 and Yellow 5.
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