Calcium propionate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from propionic acid, calcium hydroxide.
| 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 calcium propionate is vegan and vegetarian.
Calcium propionate is the calcium salt of propionic acid. It is used as an antibacterial and antifungal in food products. It is commercially produced synthetically by the neutralization of propionic acid with calcium hydroxide."
Sources
- Samel, U.-R., Kohler, W., Gamer, A. O., Keuser, U., Yang, S.-T., Jin, Y., Lin, M., Wang, Z., & Teles, J. H. (2018). Propionic Acid and Derivatives. Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 1–20. Portico.
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