Best Gluten-Free Snacks
August 18, 2021
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Finding vegan snacks in the UK is easier than it used to be. Finding genuinely interesting ones is another matter.
Beyond the familiar crisps and biscuits, there is now a much wider choice of plant-based snacks to discover: miniature popcorn, chilli and lime tortilla chips, vegan marshmallows, fruit gummies, chocolate-dipped almonds and even hummus that doesn’t need to be kept in the fridge.
At Snack Packs, we regularly source different brands and products for our vegan snack boxes, so we see just how varied the UK vegan snack market has become. For this 2026 guide, we’ve selected ten vegan snacks that stand out for flavour, texture, convenience or simply offering something a little different.
So, what are the best vegan snacks to buy in the UK in 2026? Here are ten we think are well worth discovering.
If you love popcorn but fancy something slightly different, Popcorn Shed Mini Pop! Sweet & Salty is a great place to start.
Rather than the larger pieces you might expect from traditional popcorn, Mini Pop! uses miniature popped corn, giving it a light but satisfyingly crunchy texture. The combination of sweetness and sea salt keeps the flavour simple but very moreish.
Its individually packed format also makes it particularly convenient for work, travelling or keeping in the cupboard for movie night.
Traditional marshmallows commonly contain gelatine, which means they aren’t normally suitable for a vegan diet. Freedom Mallows Mini Pink & Whites provide a plant-based alternative.
These little vanilla marshmallows have the familiar soft, fluffy texture you want from a marshmallow, without the gelatine.
They’re also a good example of how much vegan confectionery has moved on. Choosing plant-based doesn’t have to mean missing out on familiar sweets and treats.
For gummy sweet fans, Van Slooten Fruity Safari Animals bring something fun to the list.
These colourful animal-shaped sweets come in fruity flavours including blackcurrant, cherry, lemon, lime and orange. They’re vegan and gluten-free, with no artificial colours or flavours.
They’re fruity, chewy and completely different from the bars, popcorn and savoury options elsewhere on our list.
Chocolate and orange is already a classic combination, but Deliciously Ella Chocolate Orange Dipped Almonds add another element: crunch.
Roasted almonds are lightly dipped in 65% vegan dark chocolate with orange oil, combining nuttiness, rich chocolate and citrus in the same bite.
They’re not quite a chocolate bar and certainly not simply a bag of nuts. That makes them an interesting choice when you fancy chocolate but want something with plenty of texture too.
There are plenty of vegan crisps available, so we wanted something with a little more personality for this list.
Eat Real Multiseed Tortillas with Birdseye Chilli, Lime & Sea Salt combine corn with seeds, including linseed, sunflower seed and white quinoa. Chilli brings the heat, while lime adds a sharp, zesty edge.
They’re a particularly good option if your idea of a great savoury snack involves serious crunch and bolder flavours rather than another packet of lightly salted crisps.
One of the more unusual savoury options is ChicP Fridge-less Hummus with Breadsticks.
The idea is refreshingly practical: hummus paired with crunchy breadsticks in a portable snack pot that doesn’t need to be kept in the fridge.
That makes it useful for work, travelling or keeping in a desk drawer when you fancy something different from crisps or a snack bar.
It’s also exactly the sort of product you might not immediately think of when someone mentions convenient vegan snacks.
Sometimes a savoury snack simply needs to deliver a really good crunch.
Well & Truly Smokey Paprika Crunchies are corn-based snacks with a smoky paprika flavour and satisfyingly crunchy texture.
They make an interesting alternative to traditional potato crisps, particularly if you prefer stronger savoury flavours, and add something different to a selection that already includes popcorn, sweets and chocolate-covered nuts.
Not every vegan snack needs to pretend to be a health food.
Sometimes you simply want sweets.
Sweet Lounge Blue Raspberry Bottles are chewy, plant-based bottle shaped sweets with a distinctive blue raspberry flavour.
We think products like these belong in a genuinely useful vegan snack guide because they reflect how people actually snack. Some days you might fancy hummus and breadsticks; other days, you want a bag of sweets. Vegan snacking should have room for both.
For chocolate lovers, Tony’s Chocolonely Vegan Dark Almond Sea Salt 51% gives you considerably more going on than a plain dark chocolate bar.
The dark chocolate is combined with almonds and sea salt, creating a satisfying contrast between rich chocolate, crunchy nuts and a salty edge.
It’s a good example of why looking beyond basic vegan alternatives can pay off. You’re not simply looking for a product that happens to be vegan; you’re looking for something you genuinely want to eat.
For our final choice, we wanted a bar that brings something different to the selection.
YuBi Cookies & Cream Protein Bar combines a gooey caramel layer with cocoa protein crispies and a vegan white chocolate-style coating. Each 35g bar contains 10g of protein and 1.1g of sugar, according to YuBi. It is also vegan and gluten-free.
Cookies and cream gives it the familiar feel of a chocolate treat, while the crispies and caramel add contrasting textures.
It’s individually packed too, making it easy to put in a work bag or desk drawer or take with you when you’re out.
No. A snack being vegan doesn’t automatically make it healthy.
“Vegan” tells you about the ingredients a product does or doesn’t contain; it doesn’t tell you how much sugar, salt, fat, fibre or protein is in that particular product.
A vegan gummy sweet, tortilla chip, hummus pot and protein bar can all be vegan while having completely different nutritional profiles.
The NHS guidance on following a vegan diet recommends a varied and balanced diet and advises that foods high in fat, salt or sugar should be eaten less often and in smaller amounts.
So rather than treating “vegan” and “healthy” as interchangeable, check individual labels and choose snacks that suit what you’re looking for.
This is where discovering vegan snacks can become surprisingly time-consuming.
Once you’ve found a few products you like, you can buy directly from individual brands, specialist food retailers and online stores. That’s ideal when you already know exactly what you want.
But what if the part you enjoy is discovering something new?
You could search different shops and websites, compare products and order several snacks individually. Or you can let somebody else do the searching and bring a selection together for you.
That’s one of the reasons we created Snack Packs.
Our Vegan Snack Box – 10 Items brings together individually packed sweet and savoury vegan snacks in one convenient box, so you can discover different products without having to find and order each one separately.
If you’d like a larger selection, our Vegan Snack Box – 20 Items gives you 20 individually packed vegan snacks with different brands, flavours and textures to explore.
Prefer having vegan snacks arrive regularly? Our Vegan Snack Box Subscription provides a changing selection of 10 sweet and savoury vegan snacks, with rolling monthly, 3 month, 6 month and 12 month options available.
One customer who had recently become vegan told us:
“I absolutely love these snack packs!! As someone who is recently vegan, these have been super helpful at providing a cruelty free snack. The variation is incredible and these are amazing for on the go. I will buy these monthly for the rest of time! 😊😊”
-Hollie Buckoke
That mention of variation sums up an important part of what we’re trying to offer. Rather than having to choose the same familiar products every time, a curated box gives you an opportunity to discover something different.
And if the surprise is part of the fun, our Vegan Mystery Snack Box contains 10 vegan snacks while keeping the exact selection a mystery until you open it.
There isn’t one vegan snack that’s best for everyone.
Some people want something crunchy and savoury; others reach for chocolate, sweets or something convenient to throw into a work bag. What makes vegan snacking particularly interesting in 2026 is the amount of choice now available beyond the same familiar products.
The ten snacks above are a good place to start, but they’re certainly not the end of the list.
And if you’d rather discover different vegan snacks without searching for them individually, that’s exactly where a curated Snack Packs box can make things easier.
What are the best vegan snacks in the UK?
Some vegan snacks worth trying in 2026 include Popcorn Shed Mini Pop! Sweet & Salty, Freedom Mallows Mini Pink & Whites, Deliciously Ella Chocolate Orange Dipped Almonds, Eat Real Multiseed Tortillas, ChicP Fridge less Hummus Snack Pots, Well & Truly Smokey Paprika Crunchies and YuBi Cookies & Cream Protein Bars.
What are some good savoury vegan snacks?
Good savoury vegan options include tortilla chips, popcorn, corn crunchies and hummus snack pots. Eat Real Multiseed Tortillas, Well & Truly Smokey Paprika Crunchies and ChicP Fridge less Hummus Snack Pots are three very different options if you prefer savoury snacks.
Are vegan snacks healthy?
Being vegan doesn’t automatically make a snack healthy. Vegan sweets, chocolate, crisps, hummus and protein bars can all have very different nutritional profiles, so it’s worth checking the ingredients and nutritional information on individual products.
Can you get vegan snacks delivered in the UK?
Yes. You can order vegan snacks individually or choose a curated box. Snack Packs offers one-off vegan snack boxes, mystery boxes and subscriptions containing individually packed sweet and savoury vegan snacks delivered in the UK.
What vegan snacks are good for work?
Individually packed products that are easy to store can be particularly convenient for work. Popcorn, savoury crunchies, protein bars and ambient snacks such as fridge less hummus pots are all practical choices, depending on your preferences.
What’s included in a Snack Packs Vegan Snack Box?
Snack Packs Vegan Snack Boxes contain individually packed sweet and savoury vegan snacks from a mixture of brands. Products and flavours can change as different snacks are sourced, so the boxes provide an easy way to discover something different without choosing every product yourself.
