L-glutamine derives its vegan and vegetarian status from glucose.
| 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 l-glutamine is vegan and vegetarian.
L-glutamine is an amino acid found in protein rich foods. The only commerical production is from fermentation of glucose.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamine
- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/L-Glutamine
- Burnett, C. L., Heldreth, B., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Hill, R. A., Klaassen, C. D., Liebler, D. C., Marks, J. G., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., & Andersen, F. A. (2013). Safety Assessment of α-Amino Acids as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 32(6_suppl), 41S–64S.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581813507090 - Kusumoto, I. (2001). Industrial Production of L-Glutamine. The Journal of Nutrition, 131(9), 2552S–2555S.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/131.9.2552s