Glyceryl caprylate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from glycerol, caprylic acid.
| Vegan? Maybe | Vegetarian? Maybe |
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 glyceryl caprylate may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Glyceryl caprylate is likely manufactured from glycerol with caprylic acid.
Sources
- Fiume, M. M., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Hill, R. A., Klaassen, C. D., Liebler, D. C., Marks, J. G., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., Gill, L. J., & Heldreth, B. (2020). Safety Assessment of Monoglyceryl Monoesters as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 39(3_suppl), 93S–126S.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581820966951