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"You are amazing, this has saved me so much time when grocery shopping!"
— Austin, a user who reached out with feedback
"It's been a great tool since starting my journey! You take a pic of the nutrition/ingredients, and it'll warn you of anything questionable or not vegan. 😁"
— Ashe, a Vegan For Beginners Facebook Group member
"Use a vegan app when you go shopping, I use WhatsVegan."
— Dóra, a Vegan For Beginners Facebook Group member
So, what is d.a.a?
The label term "d.a.a" stands for D-aspartic acid, an amino acid isomer used primarily in dietary and athletic supplements. It frequently appears on the ingredient lists of sports nutrition powders, pre-workout mixes, and specialized capsules formulated for physical training regimens.
Commercial D-aspartic acid is manufactured either through chemical synthesis or via biotechnological methods involving microbial fermentation. In industrial facilities, synthetic chemical precursors such as fumaric acid are converted using chemical catalysts, or immobilized bacterial enzymes are used to transform precursor compounds into the purified D-amino acid. The growth media used for these bacterial strains consists of mineral salts, sugars, and synthetic nutrients.
this ingredient is vegan because its production relies entirely on synthetic and microbial origins. Animal tissues, animal-derived extraction materials, and animal processing aids are not utilized in the commercial manufacturing of D-aspartic acid. Because it is derived strictly from chemical synthesis or bacterial conversion, it does not involve any animal sources.
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