Benzene derives its vegan and vegetarian status from petroleum.
| 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 benzene is vegan and vegetarian.
Benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon and a natural constituent of petroleum. It is primarily used as a precursor to build more complex molecules like acetone and benzophenone.