Propylene glycol monoesters derive their vegan and vegetarian status from propylene glycol, fatty acids.
| 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 propylene glycol monoesters may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Propylene glycol monoesters are produced by direct esterification of propylene glycol with fatty acids or by transesterification of propylene glycol with oils or fats. May not be vegan depending on the source of the fatty acids.