Methyl caprylate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from caprylic acid, methanol, coconut oil.
| 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 methyl caprylate is vegan and vegetarian.
Methyl caprylate, also known as methyl octanoate, is used as a precursor to make caprylhydroxamic acid. It is synthesized from caprylic acid and methanol or extracted from coconut oil.