| 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 gum base may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Gum base is a generic term for the water insoluble material used to carry sweeteners, flavors, and any other substance in chewing gum. The actual composition of the gum base is a trade secret. This is very likely to be vegan, but since the actual composition of the gum base isn't listed it may come from animal sources.