Is aluminum vegan?
Aluminum is a vegan food ingredient.
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"You are amazing, this has saved me so much time when grocery shopping!"
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— Ashe, a Vegan For Beginners Facebook Group member
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So, what is aluminum?
Aluminum is a naturally occurring metallic element mined from mineral ores, primarily bauxite. In commercial production, bauxite ore is chemically refined into alumina and then converted into pure aluminum through electrolytic reduction. On food ingredient lists, aluminum may appear directly as a metallic colorant, cataloged in some regions as E173, or as part of compound additives such as sodium aluminum sulfate, sodium aluminum phosphate, and color-stabilizing aluminum lakes.
Manufacturers use aluminum-containing additives in a variety of products, including commercial baking powders, processed cheeses, cake mixes, anti-caking powders, and decorative confectioneries. Aluminum is considered vegan because it is entirely mineral in origin. The extraction, refining, and manufacturing processes used to produce aluminum and its food-grade salts do not involve animal tissues, animal-derived substances, or animal processing aids.
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