| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
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 kappa carrageenan is vegan and vegetarian.
Kappa carrageenan is a natural polymer extracted from algae.
Sources
- Radosavljević, M., Lević, S., Pejin, J., Mojović, L., & Nedović, V. (2022). Encapsulation technology of lactic acid bacteria in food fermentation. Lactic Acid Bacteria in Food Biotechnology, 319–347.
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-89875-1.00015-8