Is castoreum vegan?

✗ Not vegan✗ Not vegetarian

No: castoreum is neither vegan nor vegetarian. Secretion from beaver glands.

Where does it come from?

Secretion from beaver glands. Historically used for 'vanilla' or 'raspberry' flavors. Now vanishingly rare in food, it hides behind the word 'flavorings'.

Vegan alternatives

Natural vanilla, vanillin

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