Magnesium stearate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from sodium stearate, magnesium sulfate.
| 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 magnesium stearate may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Magnesium stearate is used as an anticaking agent in food. It is manufactured from the reaction of sodium stearate with magnesium sulfate.