Guanylic acid derives its vegan and vegetarian status from yeast, fish.
| 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 guanylic acid may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Guanylic acid is a flavor enhancer primarily prepared from yeast but may also be extracted from fish.