Benzaldehyde derives its vegan and vegetarian status from toluene.
| 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 benzaldehyde is vegan and vegetarian.
Benzaldehyde is an organic compound used as a flavoring or fragrance ingredient in cosmetics like lip gloss. It can be extracted from bitter almond oil or from some fruit kernels, but is commercially synthesized from toluene.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzaldehyde
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https://doi.org/10.1080/10915810600716612