nigari

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 nigari is vegan and vegetarian.

Nigari is a concentrated form of magnesium chloride which is formed from the remaining liquid after table salt is precipitated from seawater. It is often used as a tofu coagulant.

Sources

  1. https://yunomi.life/blogs/recipes/whats-nigari
  2. https://www.seasaltsofhawaii.com/products/nigari
  3. https://www.vrg.org/blog/2025/05/23/what-is-nigari/