Vegan Fact Sheet
Animal Free Criteria
To call a product vegan the manufacture and development of the product,
and where applicable its ingredients, must not involve, or have involved,
the use of any animal product, by-product or derivative. Some products
may contain E numbers or other ingredients which are not obviously of
animal origin. This guide should help you spot the hidden animal product
or by-product.
Animal-derived additives
- E120 - cochineal
- E542 - edible bone phosphate
- E631 - sodium 5'- inosinate
- E908 - beeswax
- E904 - shellac calcium mesoinositol hexaphosate lactose sperm oil/spermoceti. Possibly animal-derived.
- E101 - riboflavin, lactoflavin, vitamin B2
- E101(a) - riboflavin 5'-phosphate
- E153 - (believed animal free version only may be used in food) carbon black, vegetable carbon
- E161(b) - lutein
- E161(g) - canthaxanthin
- E236 - formic acid
- E237 - sodium formate
- E238 - calcium formate
- E270 - lactic acid
- E322 - lecithin
- E325 - sodium lactate
- E326 - potassium lactate
- E327 - calcium lactate
- E422 - glycerol (glycerine)
- E430 - (believed to be no longer permitted in food) polyoxyethyene (8) stearate, polyoxyl (8) stearate
- E431 - polyoxyethelene (40) stearate, polyoxyl (40) stearate
- E432 - polyoxethylene sorbitan monolaurate, polysorbate 20, tween 20
- E433 - polyoxeyethylene sorbitan mono-oleate, polysorbate 80, tween 80
- E434 - polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate, polysorbate 40, tween 40
- E435 - polyoxeyethylene sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, tween 60
- E436 - Polyoxeyethylene sorbitan tristearate, polysorbate 65, tween 65
- E470(a) - sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
- E470(b) - magnesium salts of fatty acids
- E471 - glycerides of fatty acids, glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate
- E472(a) - acetic acid esters of glycerides of fatty acids, acetoglycerides, glycerol esters
- E472(b) - lactic acid esters of glycerides of fatty acids, lactylated glycerides, lactoglycerides
- E472(c) - citric acid esters of glycerides of fatty acids
- E472(e) - tartaric acid esters of glycerides of fatty acids
- E472(e) - mono and diacetyltartaric acid esters of glycerides of fatty acids
- E472(f) - mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids
- E473 - sucrose esters of fatty acids
- E474 - sucroglycerides
- E475 - polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
- E476 - polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil, polyglycerol polyricinoleate; - polyglycerol esters of dimerized fatty acids of soya bean oil
- E477 - propylene glycol esters of fatty acids; propane- 1,2-diol esters of fatty acids
- E478 - lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane- 1,2 -diol
- E479(b) - thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and di- glycerizes of fatty acids
- E481 - sodium stearoyl -2-lactylate
- E482 - calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- E483 - stearyl tartrate
- E491 - sorbitan monostearate
- E492 - sorbitan tristearate, span 65
- E493 - sorbitan monolaurate, span 20
- E494 - sorbitan mono-oleate, span 80
- E495 - sorbitan monopalmitate, span 40
- E570 - fatty acids (including myristic, stearic, palmitic and oleic), butyl stearate
- E572 - magnesium salts of fatty acids (including magnesium stearate); - calcium stearate
- E585 - ferrous lactate
- E627 - guanisine 5' -disodium phosphate, sodium guanylate, disodium guanylate
- E635 - sodium 5' -ridonucleotide
- E640 - glycine and its sodium salts
- E920 - L-cysteine hydrochloride
- E1518 - glyceryl mopno-, di- and tri- acetate (triacetin)
also:
- calcium hepatonate
- calcium phytate
- diacetin
- glyceryl
- leucine
- monoacetin
- oxystearin
- and unspecific flavourings
Animal Fibres
angora, astrakhan, cashmere, mohair, wool
Animal Milks
Animal Milks derivatives
Casein, caseinates, lactates, lactic acid, lactose
Bee product
Bee pollen, bee venom, bees wax, honey, propelis, royal jelly
Dairy products and by-products
Butter, cheese, whey and yoghurt
Eggs albumen
Human-derived products
eg keratin, placenta
Items derived directly from the slaughter of animals
Fish (including anchovies), game and their derivatives (eg. meat/fish extracts and stocks), poultry, meat
Marine animal products
Ambergis , capiz, caviar(e), chitin, coral, fish scales, fish meal, isinglass, marine oils and extracts (eg. fish oils, shark oil (squalene or squalane), seal oil, whale oil), natural sponge, pearl roe, seal meat, shellfish, sperm oil, spermaceti wax, whale meat.
Miscellaneous
Amniotic fluids, animal and fish glues, carmine/ carmonic acid, catgut, chamois, cochineal, crushed snails and insects, fixatives (eg. musk, civet, castoreum) hormones (eg. oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone) ivory, lanoline(e), oil of mink, parchment, placenta, silk, shellac, snake venom, some vitamins (eg. D3), urea, vellum, and any carriers, processing aids or release agents (see box below) containing/comprising substances of animal origin.
Slaughter by-products
Animal fats (eg. dripping, lard, suet, tallow), amino acids, aspic, bone, bone charcoal, bone meal, bristles, collagen, down, dried blood, fatty acid derivatives, feathers, fur, gelatin(e), glycerin(e)/glycerol, hair, hides (leather/suede), hoof and horn meal), oleic acid, oleic oil, oleostearin, pepsin, proteins (eg. elastin, keratin, reticulin), rennet, skins, stearates, stearic acid, stearin(e).
Vegetable, mineral or plant/ mineral derived synthetic forms of the substances above are acceptable, as are microbiologically-fermented substances of plant origin.
Carriers- gelatine may be used to carry beta-carotene and D2
Processing Aids- lactose is often used to fix flavour in crisps
Release Agents- may be used to prevent confectionery and baked goods adhering to manufacturing equipment
