| 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 mirin may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Mirin is a type of japanese rice wine. Although most are vegan, it is possible some manufacturers use animal-based fining agents during the production of the wine.