Tributyl citrate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from citric acid, butyl alcohol.
| 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 tributyl citrate is vegan and vegetarian.
Tributyl citrate is produced from citric acid and butyl alcohol.
Sources
- Fiume, M. M., Heldreth, B. A., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Hill, R. A., Klaassen, C. D., Liebler, D. C., Marks, J. G., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., & Andersen, F. A. (2014). Safety Assessment of Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 33(2_suppl), 16S–46S.
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