Why isn't this suitable for vegetarians?

Sorry on their website its listed as suitable with the same ingredients unless I’ve missed something

I thought pectin was vegan, so confused now!

Probably the Shellac which is made using insects (it is used in almost all candies or anything glazed) and I think there is a debate on whether that counts as vegetarian or not

you’re right!! i deleted my comment because i realized i mixed up pectin with something else 😭 i took another look and noticed the shellac ingredient

@Zaynah thank you for checking the website and posting this, navigating veg/halal can be so confusing at times!

@Billi Ahhh okay the insect colour thing makes sense as I've heard of that recently. Thank you so much!

Iknow!! Its a struggle

I think there is also some confusion here between vegetarian and vegan, unless im missing some context? as somebody who spent a great deal of time being vegetarian, i still ate animal products like milk, cheese, eggs, and things like shellac (although where i am its not a common ingredient in many things) while just avoiding meat itself

The shellac is some weird thing that comes from a beatle