| Vegan? No | 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 albumen is not vegan but is vegetarian.
Egg albumen is the clear part of an egg, more commonly known as egg white. Egg whites are used fairly often in baking and are be used to fine certain wines.
Sources
- Sharma, H. P., Madan, A., & Joshi, D. C. (2019). Clarifying Agents. Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry, 53–60.
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-100596-5.21614-4 - Obianwuna, U. E., Oleforuh-Okoleh, V. U., Wang, J., Zhang, H.-J., Qi, G.-H., Qiu, K., & Wu, S.-G. (2022). Natural Products of Plants and Animal Origin Improve Albumen Quality of Chicken Eggs. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.875270