Mentha piperita derives its vegan and vegetarian status from peppermint.
| 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 mentha piperita is vegan and vegetarian.
Mentha piperita is the latin name for peppermint, which is a cross between watermint and spearmint.