Lactic acid derives its vegan and vegetarian status from sugar, whey.
| Vegan? Maybe | 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.
Lactic acid is produced industrially from the fermentation of carbohydrates. Traditonally this would have been from ingredients like sugar or whey, although modern fermentation uses sugar and starch, and so most commercial lactic acid is vegan.