Propionic acid derives its vegan and vegetarian status from ethylene, carbon monoxide, water, propanol.
| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
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Commercially available propionic acid is vegan and vegetarian.
Propionic acid is a naturally occuring carboxylic acid. It is used, primarily in the form of calcium propionate, as an antibacterial and antifungal additive to food. It is commercially synthesized via two different processes: the carbonylation of ethylene with carbon monoxide and water, and the oxidation of propanol.
Sources
- Samel, U.-R., Kohler, W., Gamer, A. O., Keuser, U., Yang, S.-T., Jin, Y., Lin, M., Wang, Z., & Teles, J. H. (2018). Propionic Acid and Derivatives. Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 1–20. Portico.
https://doi.org/10.1002/14356007.a22_223.pub4 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propionic_acid
- https://www.vrg.org/ingredients/#propionic_acid