Retinyl palmitate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from retinol, palmitic acid.
| 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 retinyl palmitate may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Retinyl palmitate, or vitamin a palmitate, is the ester of retinol and palmitic acid.