Uric acid derives its vegan and vegetarian status from urea, glycine.
| 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 uric acid is vegan and vegetarian.
Uric acid is a component of urine, and is known for it's association with gout which is correlated with high uric acid levels. Traditionally it was manufactured by reacting bird poop with an acid, however it is presently manufactured from urea and glycine.