Rennet derives its vegan and vegetarian status from animal rennet.
| Vegan? No | Vegetarian? No |
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 rennet is not vegan or vegetarian.
Rennet usually refers to animal rennet which is extracted from the stomach of baby cows, however it can also be derived from bacteria in which case it is usually listed as microbial rennet. For cheese produced in the United States, over 95% of all rennet is microbial rennet which is vegan.