| 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 vitamin b12 may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Vitamin B12 is not found in a vegan diet. Generally vitamin B12 is derived from animal sources in supplements, however there are forms of vitamin B12 like cyanocobalamin and methylcobalamin which are commercially produced using bacteria.