Bright, tangy and seriously moreish, FUNDAY Sour Vegan Gummy Bears deliver a lively burst of raspberry, green apple and lemon with a deliciously tart finish. These colourful 50g gummies are certified vegan and gluten-free, contain no added sugar and deliver 7g of plant-based prebiotic fibre per pouch. A playful plant-based treat with enough sour personality to pair brilliantly with tequila, bourbon and celebratory gifting.
Tasting Notes & Experience
Expect an immediate sour-fruit sparkle followed by juicy waves of raspberry, crisp green apple and zesty lemon. Raspberry brings ripe berry sweetness, apple adds fresh orchard crunch and lemon provides a bright citrus edge that keeps the palate lively. The texture is satisfyingly chewy yet distinctly different from gelatine-based gummies, with the sour profile lingering just long enough to tempt you back for another bear.
Key Details
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Producer: FUNDAY Natural Sweets
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Style: Sour Vegan Gummy Bears
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Flavours: Raspberry, Green Apple & Lemon
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Contents: 50g
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Origin: Australia
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Key Ingredients: Soluble fibre from tapioca starch, chicory root fibre, rice flour, rice starch, pectin, citric and malic acids, natural flavours and colours, carnauba wax and stevia
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Dietary: Certified vegan, certified gluten-free, no added sugar, no sugar alcohols, natural colours and flavours, GMO-free ingredients
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Allergen Info: Gluten-free and independently gluten tested; no major allergens are highlighted in the listed ingredients
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Use For: Vegan gifting, liquor pairings, entertaining and everyday indulgence
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Storage: Store in a cool, dry place between 16–20°C
Craftsmanship & Story
FUNDAY Natural Sweets was founded in Australia with a simple but ambitious idea: confectionery could retain its sense of fun and nostalgia while being made in a more thoughtful way. Across the range, the brand focuses on natural flavours and colours, reduced sugar and functional plant-based fibre, but its Sour Vegan Gummy Bears take that philosophy a step further by completely removing animal-derived gelatine.
Instead, the bears use plant-derived pectin as their gelling agent, creating a satisfyingly chewy texture while allowing the recipe to remain fully vegan. Tapioca-derived soluble fibre and chicory root fibre form the foundation of the formulation, with stevia providing additional sweetness and citric and malic acids delivering the characteristic sour snap.
Natural concentrates derived from spirulina, safflower, carrot, pumpkin and red beet create the colourful appearance, while raspberry, apple and lemon flavours provide three distinct expressions of fruit. It is a clever combination of confectionery nostalgia and contemporary plant-based production, wrapped up in one colourful little pouch.
Special Features
The standout feature here is not simply that these are vegan gummies, but how successfully FUNDAY has reworked the classic sour bear around a plant-based recipe. Pectin replaces conventional gelatine, while soluble tapioca and chicory root fibres help provide structure and sweetness. The result contains 91% less sugar than conventional sour gummy bears while maintaining the tart, chewy character people expect from the style.
Each 50g pouch delivers 7g of plant-based prebiotic fibre and contains no added sugar or sugar alcohols. The gummies are certified vegan and gluten-free, made using GMO-free ingredients and contain no artificial colours or flavours. Their raspberry, apple and lemon combination moves naturally between berry sweetness, orchard freshness and citrus acidity.
With a 4.5 Health Star Rating and a compact, contemporary pouch, they are also one of the most versatile FUNDAY options for gifting where dietary preferences matter. Paired with tequila, bourbon or a premium alcohol-free gift, they bring colour, texture and a genuinely distinctive sour-fruit personality.
Recognition & Accolades
The Sour Vegan Gummy Bears combine FUNDAY's award-winning confectionery philosophy with some of the strongest individual formulation credentials in the range.
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Winner – Best Food Product – Naturally Good Awards 2022, FUNDAY Natural Sweets
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4.5 Health Star Rating – FUNDAY Sour Vegan Gummy Bears
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91% Less Sugar – Compared with conventional sour gummy bears
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Certified Vegan – Plant-based recipe using pectin rather than gelatine
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7g Plant-Based Prebiotic Fibre – Per 50g pouch
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Certified Gluten-Free – Independently gluten tested
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No Added Sugar or Sugar Alcohols – A defining feature of FUNDAY's formulation
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Natural Colours & Flavours – Including plant-derived colour concentrates
It's an impressive combination for a small gummy bear: plant-based, distinctly sour, considerably lower in sugar and still unmistakably fun.
Liquor Pairings
The bears' bright sourness behaves almost like a citrus garnish, refreshing the palate and creating particularly good contrasts with agave spirits and richer oak-aged drinks.
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Blanco Tequila: Zesty lemon and green apple mirror the brightness of fresh agave and citrus, while the sour finish works almost like the lime alongside a beautifully clean tequila serve.
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Reposado Tequila: Gentle oak, vanilla and cooked-agave notes soften the bears' tart edge, creating an appealing sweet-sour contrast with the raspberry fruit.
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Bourbon: Caramel, vanilla and toasted oak provide a rich backdrop to sharp raspberry, apple and lemon, with the sourness refreshing the palate after each warming sip.
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Premium Vodka: Chilled vodka gives the sour fruit centre stage, its clean profile sharpening the lemon and green apple while allowing raspberry to provide the sweeter finish.
Enjoy them between sips, add one as an unconventional garnish, or tuck the pouch into a COVE 27 gift box for a colourful vegan treat with plenty of personality.
Perfect for Gifting or Everyday Indulgence
Certified vegan, colourful and packed with sour-fruit character, these bears are particularly useful when building a gift for someone following a plant-based lifestyle. Pair them with premium tequila or vodka, add them to a Build-a-Box selection, bring them out for entertaining or enjoy straight from the pouch whenever a sharp, fruity treat sounds irresistible.
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