Acidulant derives its vegan and vegetarian status from acetic acid, ascorbic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, lactic acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, tartaric acid.
| Vegan? Maybe | 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 acidulant may be vegan depending on the source, but is always vegetarian.
Acidulant is a generic term that refers to a chemical added to increase sourness. This will usually be vegan, but could potentially be something like lactic acid from a non-vegan source.