Diketene derives its vegan and vegetarian status from ketene.
| 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 diketene is vegan and vegetarian.
Diketene is a useful precursor in industrial chemistry used to make other chemicals like acesulfame potassium.
Sources
- Miller, R., Abaecherli, C., Said, A., & Jackson, B. (2001). Ketenes. Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Portico.
https://doi.org/10.1002/14356007.a15_063