Ferrous fumarate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from fumaric acid.
| 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 ferrous fumarate is vegan and vegetarian.
Ferrous fumarate is an iron supplement. There isn't a lot of information online about the synthesis of this compound, but based on a few sources it seems like the primary ingredient used to make it is fumaric acid which is vegan.