Accidentally Vegan Snacks at Coles (2025 Updated List)
If you’re vegan in Australia, Coles is packed with snacks that are accidentally vegan. These are products that weren’t designed for vegans but happen to contain no animal ingredients. These are lifesavers when you want something quick, cheap, and dairy-free without hunting through every aisle.
Here’s the updated list of the best accidentally vegan snacks you can find at Coles in 2025.
1. Chips & Savoury Snacks
These common Coles chips are vegan:
- Smith’s Original Crinkle Cut
- Pringles Original
- Kettle Sea Salt
- Red Rock Deli Sea Salt
- Natural Chip Co. Sea Salt
- Doritos Original Salted
- Grain Waves Sweet Chilli
Sea salt or natural flavour chips are generally the safest bet, but there are other options out there. Just always double check for ‘milk powder’ that is often in flavoured chips.
2. Biscuits & Sweet Snacks
Coles has a surprising amount of vegan-friendly biscuits:
- Arnott’s BBQ Shapes (a personal favourite of mine)
- Arnott’s Ginger Nuts
- Arnott’s Lemon Crisp
- Arnott’s Nice Biscuits
- Oreos (Original)
- Biscoff Biscuits
- Coles Homebrand Ginger Nuts
- Coles Homebrand Scotch Fingers (check label — varies)
Ingredients can change, so always skim the ingredients list.
3. Lollies
Many gelatine-free lollies at Coles are vegan:
- Sour Patch Kids
- Skittles
- Allens Jelly Beans (some batches, check for gelatine-free)
- Coles Fruit Jellies (gelatine-free versions)
- The Natural Confectionery Co. Vegan Range
Avoid marshmallows — they nearly always include gelatine.
4. Dark Chocolate
Coles has lots of dairy-free dark chocolate options:
- Lindt 70% / 85% / 90% blocks
- Green & Black’s 70%
- Coles Belgian Dark Chocolate (varies by store)
- Whittaker’s Dark Ghana (often vegan)
Always check for “may contain milk” — this is usually just shared equipment, not ingredients.
5. Popcorn, Nuts & Healthy Snacks
These are easy vegan wins:
- Cobs Sea Salt Popcorn
- Coles Simply Popcorn (Sea Salt)
- Roasted almonds, cashews & peanuts
- Sunbeam dried apricots, prunes & sultanas
- Coles trail mixes without chocolate
6. Frozen Snacks
Plenty of freezer items are naturally vegan:
- Coles Straight-Cut Chips
- Coles Crinkle-Cut Chips
- Sweet potato chips
- Hash Browns (many brands vegan — check label)
Frozen chips are almost always dairy-free.
7. Drinks
Vegan-friendly drinks you’ll find in most Coles stores:
- Up&Go Dairy-Free range
- Vitasoy & Almond Breeze milks
- Most fruit juices
- Coles kombucha range
- Mother, V, Red Bull (regular versions)
Energy drinks rarely contain dairy, but always check labels for taurine source if you’re strict.
Related: Accidentally Vegan Snacks at Woolworths:
→ Accidentally Vegan Snacks at Woolworths (2025 Updated List) – veganinaustralia.com
Related: Accidentally Vegan Snacks at Aldi:
→Accidentally Vegan Snacks at Aldi (2025 Updated List) – veganinaustralia.com