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Vegan - Can We Learn Which Ingredients Are Vegan and Which Are Not?
Vegan - Non-Vegan Ingredients
Niacin: Vitamin B3. Check whether it is plant-based.Nicotinic Acid: Vitamin B3. Check whether it is plant-based.
NutraSweet: Aspartame. Vegan.
Yeast: A commercial food product containing inactivated yeast. Sold as a yellow powder or flakes. Used as a seasoning or dietary supplement. Generally vegan, but some brands use animal-derived ingredients such as whey. It should be verified whether it is plant-based.
Octinoxate: Also known as octyl methoxycinnamate. A methyl cinnamate ester. Vegan.
Octyl methoxycinnamate: Octinoxate. Vegan.
Estrogen: A female hormone derived from cow ovaries or the urine of pregnant mares. Not vegan.
Oleic acid: A fatty acid found in animal and plant oils. It is important to verify whether it is plant-based.
Oleic alcohol: Oleyl alcohol. A fatty alcohol derived from natural solid and liquid fats, including beef tallow and fish oil. It can also be produced from oleic acid esters. It must be verified whether it is plant-based.
Oleic oil: A liquid derived from pressed tallow. Not vegan.
Oleostearin: A solid derived from pressed tallow. Not vegan.
Oleth-2 through 50: Polyethylene glycol ethers of oleic alcohol. It should be verified whether they are plant-based.
Oxybenzone: Derived from isopropanol, which is produced from propylene obtained through the breakdown of petroleum. It is vegan.
Palmitate: A salt or ester of palmitic acid. It should be verified whether it is plant-based.
Palmitic acid: A fatty acid found in palm oil and many other solid and liquid oils. Check whether it is plant-based.
Panthenol/Dexpanthenol/Vitamin B complex factor: May come from animal, plant, or synthetic sources. Check whether it is plant-based.
Papain: An enzyme derived from the unripe fruit of the papaya plant. It is used to clarify beverages, added to semolina to shorten cooking time, and used medically to prevent clotting. Vegan.
Paracasein: A chemical product formed when rennet or pepsin acts on casein. To make hard cheese, paracasein is combined with soluble calcium salts to form calcium paracaseinate (cheese curd). Not vegan.
Paraffin: A waxy substance obtained from the distillation of wood, coal, petroleum, or shale oil. Vegan.
Parchment: Sheep or goat skin, tanned and prepared for writing, etc. It should be verified whether it is plant-based.
Pearl: The solidification of soothing nacre layers formed around a foreign particle in the shell of various bivalve mollusks, primarily oysters. Not vegan.
Pectin: A substance found in the primary cell walls and non-woody parts of plants. Pectin is used in foods as a gelling agent, thickener, and stabilizer. Commercially, pectin is primarily obtained from dried citrus peels and apples as a byproduct of fruit juice production. It is vegan.
PEG: PEG is an abbreviation for polyethylene glycol or polyoxyethylene glycol. They are polymeric forms of ethylene oxide. They can be derived from synthetic, animal, or plant sources. It must be verified whether they are plant-based.
Pepsin: An enzyme typically derived from the stomachs of adult calves or, occasionally, pigs. It is not vegan.
Petroleum: An oily, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons found in many places in the Earth’s upper layers. A fossil fuel believed to have originated from both plant and animal sources millions of years ago. It is vegan.
Pharmaceutical lac: Resin-based lac. It is not vegan.
Phenol: Derived from coal tar. Vegan.
Phosphoric acid: An inorganic acid produced by reacting ground phosphate rock with sulfuric acid. Vegan.
Placenta: The organ to which the fetus is attached via the umbilical cord. Not vegan.
Polyethylene: A petroleum byproduct or the product of alcohol dehydration. Vegan.
Polyglycerol polyricinoleate: Produced from castor oil and glycerol esters. Must be verified as plant-based.
Polysorbate 60: A condensate of stearic acid and sorbitol. It must be verified whether it is plant-based.
Polysorbate 80: A condensate of sorbitol and oleic acid. It must be verified whether it is plant-based.
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP): A water-soluble polymer of synthetic origin. It is used in products such as medication tablets, shampoo, toothpaste, batteries, paint, and adhesives. Vegan.
Polyoxyethylene (8) stearate: A mixture of stearate and ethylene oxide. It should be verified whether it is plant-based.
Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate: A mixture of stearate and ethylene oxide produced by the reaction of ethylene oxide with stearic acid. It should be verified whether it is plant-based.
Potassium chloride: Found naturally as the mineral sylvite and is present in many minerals, brine, and seawater. Vegan.
Potassium hydroxide: Commercially obtained through the electrolysis of a potassium chloride solution. Vegan.
Potassium lactate: The potassium salt of lactic acid. It should be verified whether it is plant-based.
Potassium sorbate: The potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is produced by neutralizing sorbic acid with potassium hydroxide. Vegan.
Propolis: Used by bees to seal cracks and anchor honeycombs to the hive. Not vegan.
Propylene/propene: A flammable gas obtained through the cracking of petroleum. Vegan.
Propylene glycol: 1,2-propylene glycol; propane-1,2-diol. It is produced by treating propylene with chlorinated water and a sodium carbonate solution, or by heating glycerol with sodium hydroxide and distilling the mixture. It should be verified whether it is plant-based.
Propylene/propene oxide: A flammable liquid derived from propylene. Vegan.
Quinoline yellow: Obtained through the reaction of aniline with acetaldehyde and formaldehyde, or by distilling coal tar, bones, and alkaloids. It must be verified whether it is plant-based.
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16 Mayıs 2023