Glyceryl stearate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from glycerol, stearic 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 stearate may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Glyceryl stearate is prepared commercially from stearic acid and glycerol.
Sources
- (Ed.). (1982). Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Glyceryl Stearate and Glyceryl Stearate/SE. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, 1(4), 169–192.
https://doi.org/10.3109/10915818209021268