Glucuronolactone derives its vegan and vegetarian status from glucuronic 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 glucuronolactone is vegan and vegetarian.
Glucuronolactone is produced from glucuronic acid which appears to be synthesized synthetically.
Sources
- Molinari, F., Romano, D., Villa, R., & Clark, J. (2011). Production of Fine Chemicals by (Bio)Transformation of Agro-Food Byproducts and Wastes. Comprehensive Biotechnology, 547–556.
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