alpha-linolenic acid

Alpha-linolenic acid derives its vegan and vegetarian status from soybeans, flax.

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 alpha-linolenic acid is vegan and vegetarian.

Alpha-linolenic acid is an omega-3 essential fatty acid found in many seeds and vegetable oils such as soybean oil and linseed oil.

Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91-Linolenic_acid
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    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-90974-0_48