Vegan & Non-Vegan Ingredients

Vegan & Non-Vegan Ingredients

• Calcium Carbonate: A tasteless, odorless powder naturally found in marble, limestone, coral, eggshell, pearl or oyster shell. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Calcium Chloride: Odorless white to off-white granules, powder or liquid. It is produced in a variety of ways, including treating limestone with hydrochloric acid, combining limestone with a sodium chloride solution, and concentrating and purifying naturally occurring brines from salt lakes and salt deposits. It has many uses, including food additive, de-icing agent for pavements and roads, water treatment. It is vegan.
• Calcium Disodium EDTA: A synthetic preservative used to prevent crystal formation and delay color loss. It has caused health problems and is banned in Australia and some other countries. It is vegan.
• Calcium Hydroxide: Also known as slaked lime. It is used as an acidity regulator or preservative in beverages and frozen foods. It is produced commercially by treating lime with water or by mixing calcium chloride and sodium hydroxide. It is most commonly obtained from limestone, but can also be obtained from seashells. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Calcium Lactate: The calcium salt of Lactic Acid. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Calcium Phosphate: (Monobasic, Dibasic and Tribasic) A mineral salt found in rocks and bones. It is used as an anti-caking agent, mineral supplement in cosmetics and foods, abrasive and gelling agent in toothpastes. It is also known as calcium stone. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Calcium Propionate: It is a food additive used as a preservative in many products. It is the calcium salt of propionic acid and is produced synthetically. It is vegan.
• Calcium Stearate: Mineral calcium with stearic acid. Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate (B): calcium salt of the stearic acid ester of lactyl lactate. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Candelilla wax: A herbal wax obtained from candelilla plants. Cane Sugar (B): sugar obtained from sugar cane. In some countries (like the USA), sugarcane is usually processed with bone broth. It is vegan.
• Caramel: Used as a colorant. It is produced by heating carbohydrates with or without acid or alkali. Possible carbohydrates used are corn, beet sugar, cane sugar, wheat or potatoes. The vast majority of caramel comes from corn and will be vegan. However, some caramel is derived from sugarcane and is not necessarily vegan. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Carbon Black: Vegetable Carbon, It should be questioned whether it is of vegetable origin.
• Carbonic Acid: A weak acid formed when carbon dioxide combines with water. It is vegan.
• Carmine/Carminic acid: Cochineal. It is not vegan.
• Carnauba wax: The wax obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm. It is vegan.
• Carotene: A red-orange pigment found in plants and fruits, containing alpha carotene, beta carotene and gamma-carotene. It can be produced synthetically, obtained from carrots or seaweed. It is vegan.
• Karrageenan: Obtained from various red algae, especially Irish Moss.
• Casein: Milk protein. It is not vegan.
• Cashmere: Fine wool from Tibetan cashmere goats and wild goats. It is not vegan.
• Castor/Castoreum: Obtained from the beaver's anal scent gland. It is not vegan.
• Castor oil: A vegetable oil derived from castor beans. It is vegan.
• Catalase: Enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. It is obtained from beef liver or mushroom and is used in the food industry. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Catgut: Dried and twisted guts of sheep or horse, not Vegan.
• Caviar: Eggs of sturgeon and other fish. It is not vegan.
• Cellulose: The main component of plant fibers. Cellulose is usually derived from wood pulp or cotton (contains about 90% cellulose). It is vegan.
• Cetyl alcohol: Available in spermaceti or synthetic. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Cetyl palmitate: Spermaceti can be synthetic. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Coal: burned bone or wood. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Chitin: Organic base of hard parts of insects and crustaceans, e.g. shrimps, crabs. It is not vegan.
• Chamois: Chamois is an antelope, sheep, goat, deer, etc. soft leather derived from leather. It is not vegan.
• Cholecalciferol: Vitamin D3. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Cholesterol: A steroid alcohol found in all animal fats and oils, nervous tissue, egg yolk and blood. It is not vegan.
• Chondroitin: Used in products designed to help alleviate the effects of osteoarthritis. It is produced synthetically or derived from the cartilage of cows, pigs, sharks, fish or birds. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Cymosin: Rennin. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Cymotrypsin: Enzyme obtained primarily from ox pancreas. It is not vegan.
• Cinnamic Acid: Obtained from cinnamon leaves, coca leaves, balms such as storax, or isolated from a wood-rotting fungus. It can be made synthetically. It is vegan.
• Citric Acid: It is obtained from citrus fruits and has been commercially produced since the 1920s by fermenting sugar solutions with the microorganism Aspergillus niger. The main raw materials used in production are corn-derived sucrose and molasses. It is vegan.
• Civet: A substance that is painfully scraped from glands in the civet's anal sac. It is not vegan.
• Coal tar: Thick liquid or semi-solid tar obtained from bituminous coal (= soft coal). It is vegan.
• Cochineal (Carmine, Carminiic acid, Natural Red 4): Red pigment extracted from the crushed carcasses of the female cochineal beetle, a scaly insect that feeds on cacti. It is not vegan.
• Cod liver oil: Oil extracted from the liver of cod and related fish. It is not vegan.
• ColFlo 67: Modified food starch derived from waxy corn. It is used in frozen foods and canned products. It is often labeled as 'Food Starch - Modified'. It is vegan.
• Collagen: A protein found in most connective tissues, including bone, cartilage, and skin. It is usually obtained from cows or chickens. It is not vegan.
• Collagen hydrolyzate: A purified protein derived from animal sources. It is produced by breaking down gelatin into smaller protein fragments. It is not vegan.
• Colors/Dyes: It can be from vegetable, animal and synthetic sources. Most FD&C and D&C colors are derived from coal tar. Coal tar in itself is considered a vegan product. However, coal tar derivatives often cause allergic reactions such as skin rashes and hives. It has also been proven to cause cancer in animals. That's why colors and dyes are constantly tested on animals. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin. Coral: Hard calcareous substance consisting of a continuous skeleton secreted by polyps of selenterate for their support and shelter. It is not vegan.
• Corn starch: Starch obtained from dried corn kernels. It is vegan.
• Corn Syrup: A form of glucose made from cornstarch. It is used as a sweetener. It is vegan.
• Corticosteroid/Cortisone: Steroid hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex and their synthetic analogues. It is not vegan.
• Cotton seed oil: Fixed oil obtained from the seeds of cultivated varieties of the cotton plant. It is vegan.
• Curcumin: Colorant derived from turmeric. It is vegan.
• Cysteine, L-Form: The amino acid that oxidizes to form cystine. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.
• Cystine: Amino acid found in the hair protein keratin. It should be questioned whether it is of plant origin.