| 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 hydrolyzed proteins may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Hydrolyzed proteins are proteins which have been hydrolyzed to produce amino acids. The source of these proteins may come from vegetables or animals.