Reuben Proctor - Veganissimo A to Z: A Comprehensive Guide to Identifying and Avoiding Ingredients of Animal Origin in Everyday Products

• Food ingredients
• Food additives
• Dietary supplements
• Drugs
• Cosmetic ingredients
• Household cleaning products
• Textiles, apparel, accessories
• Technical appliances

(E 472a)

Can be vegetable or animal. Reaction product of acetic acid with . Emulsifiers, carriers and glazing agents in foods.

(ACC)

From living or killed animals, can also be microbiological or synthetic. A derivative. Active ingredient in mucolytic medication. Antioxidant in cosmetics. Ingredient in some dietetic foods.

From killed animals. compound. Skin conditioner in cosmetics.

Mostly vegetable/synthetic, can also be animal. compound. Skin conditioner in cosmetics.

Mostly vegetable/synthetic, can also be animal. Chemically altered . Skin conditioner in cosmetics.

Mostly vegetable/synthetic, can also be animal. compound. Tanning agent in cosmetics.

Can be animal or vegetable. Chemically altered . Emulsifier and emollient in cosmetics.

From living or killed animals. Chemically altered . Emollient in cosmetics.

From killed animals. Chemically altered . Emollient in cosmetics.

From killed animals. Chemically altered . Emollient and emulsifier in cosmetics.

(Lanolin acetate)

From living or killed animals. Chemically altered . Antistatic, emollient and emulsifier in cosmetics.

From living or killed animals. Chemically altered . Antistatic, emollient and emulsifier in cosmetics.

From living or killed animals. Chemically altered . Antistatic and emollient in cosmetics.

From killed animals. Chemically altered . Emollient in cosmetics.

Can be vegetable or animal. Compound of . Emollient in cosmetics.

From killed animals. Chemically altered . Antistatic, skin and hair conditioner in cosmetics.

Mostly vegetable/synthetic, can also be partly animal. Polymer compounds of . Viscosity controlling agents in cosmetics.

Can be vegetable/synthetic or animal/synthetic. Polymer compounds of . Film forming and viscosity controlling agents in cosmetics.

Mostly vegetable/synthetic, can also be partly animal. Polymer compound of . Film forming and viscosity controlling agent in cosmetics.

(Activated charcoal. Carbo animalis [animal charcoal]. Carbo medicinalis [medicinal charcoal]. Carbo vegetabilis [vegetable charcoal. E 153])

Vegetable, synthetic or from killed animals. Fine-grained, porous carbon with a large internal surface area. Obtained by charring carbon-rich substances, such as wood, nutshells, coffee beans, blood, bones, lignite, coal or petroleum. Medicinal charcoal is derived solely from plant matter. Used for extracting undesired or harmful substances such as colors, flavors or odors, for instance in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, water and sewage treatment, and ventilation/air conditioning; for purifying and bleaching foods, e.g. starch or In cigarette filters. In some shoe inlays. Used for treating poisoning and diarrhea, and for cleansing wounds.

(Adenosine monophosphate [AMP]. Adenosine diphosphate [ADP]. Adenosine triphosphate [ATP])

Synthetic. Compounds of adenine (constituent of ) that play an important part in the energy balance of all living cells. Skin conditioners in cosmetics.

From killed animals. , from cattle. Emollient in cosmetics.

From killed animals. Purified . Emollient in cosmetics.

(E 355)

Synthetic. An organic acid. Occurs naturally in beets. Industrial production from petroleum derivatives. Buffering agent in cosmetics. Source for additional cosmetic substances, e.g. in conjunction with . Acidity regulator in foods.

(Epinephrin. Suprarenin)

Synthetic. Stress hormone and neurotransmitter produced in animals adrenal glands. Industrial synthesis from . Emergency medication (for cardiac arrest or allergic reactions) or for constricting blood vessels (for instance, in association with local anesthesia and to reduce bleeding).

(Aminopropanoic acid)

Can be microbiological or synthetic. Nonessential .

Mostly vegetable/synthetic, can theoretically also be animal. Compound of . Skin conditioner in cosmetics.

Mostly vegetable/synthetic, can also be animal. Copper compound of . Skin conditioner in cosmetics.

(Egg white)

From living or killed animals. Clear, liquid in birds eggs surrounding the yolk. Obtained from captive birds (e.g. chickens) or gathered from wild birds nests. In foods, e.g. as a binding agent in baked goods. For fining/clarifying wine and other beverages. In nutritional supplements. Film forming agent in cosmetics. In adhesives and as a fixative for textile colors. Fertilizer. Leather care substance. Additive in animal food.

From living or killed animals. General term for soluble ). Also in milk, muscle and plant seeds. Often isolated from cattle blood. Binding agent in adhesives, e.g. plywood glue. Bovine albumin is used in laboratory diagnostics and as a nutrient solution for cell cultures. Certain intravenous solutions contain human albumin.

Synthetic, can theoretically also be animal. Aluminum salts of . Antimicrobial, astringent and soothing substances in cosmetics (e.g. in deodorants, antiperspirants, shaving products and childcare products).

From living and killed animals. Variant of . Obtained by saponification of shellac resin. Used in perfumes (e.g. musk scent). Skin conditioner in cosmetics.

From killed animals. Hydrocarbon lipid compounds. Occur naturally in .

Synthetic, can theoretically also be animal. Degradation product of metabolism of most mammals. Also in many plants, such as comfrey, black salsify, horse chestnut. Traditionally extracted from cows urine or comfrey extract. For economic reasons, industrially produced allantoin is always synthetic. Soothing agent and plasticizer in cosmetics.

Synthetic, can theoretically also be animal. Compound of . Skin protecting substance in cosmetics.