Acetaldehyde derives its vegan and vegetarian status from ethanol.
| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.
Commercially available acetaldehyde is vegan and vegetarian.
Acetaldehyde is an organic aldehyde which is naturally present at some level in many fruits and food products like yoghurt and vinegar. At higher doses, it is a known carcinogen. It is used as a precursor to make several other chemicals like vitamin b3. It is commercially produced by the catalytic oxidation of ethanol over metals such as copper, silver, and their oxides or alloys.