Hostess Vanilla Zingers

Timeline

1. Jun 26, 2025

   Announced

   Hostess announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.

2. Dec 31, 2027 · pending

   Company target

   Company-stated target date, not a verification.

Sources

• Current manufacturer ingredient list

  Hostess Vanilla Zingers: ingredients (hostesscakes.com)

  Sugar, Water, Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate Or Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Tallow, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Corn Syrup, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less: Modified Food Starch, Egg, Whey, Hydrogenated Tallow, Mono And Diglycerides, Egg White, Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Defatted Soy Flour, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Sorbic Acid (To Retain Freshness), Cornstarch, Cottonseed Oil, Dextrose, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Polysorbate 60, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Monocalcium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Agar, Calcium Carbonate, Fumaric Acid, Enzymes, Calcium Caseinate, Sodium Caseinate, Soy Protein Isolate, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.

  hostesscakes.com

  Oct 4, 2026 · Verified ✓

• Manufacturer announcement

  The J.M. Smucker Co. announces commitment to remove FD&C colors from consumer food products

  Smucker, which owns Hostess, committed to remove FD&C colors from its consumer food products by the end of 2027.

  prnewswire.com

  Jun 26, 2025

• FDA / government source

  FDA: Tracking food industry pledges to remove petroleum-based food dyes

  fda.gov

  Sep 15, 2026