Artificial vanilla flavor derives its vegan and vegetarian status from vanillin, 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 artificial vanilla flavor is vegan and vegetarian.
Artificial vanilla flavor is used as a flavoring agent in food and is usually just a mixture of vanillin and ethanol.