"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
Learn more
"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 e926?
E926 is the E-number for chlorine dioxide, a synthetic chemical compound utilized primarily as a flour bleaching and treatment agent. It is manufactured industrially through the chemical reaction of inorganic mineral salts, specifically sodium chlorate or sodium chlorite, with an acid or chlorine gas. When permitted in food processing, it has historically appeared on labels for chemically bleached wheat flour, commercial bread products, and modified starches, as well as in municipal water purification systems.
This additive is classified as vegan because its production relies exclusively on synthetic and mineral origins. No animal-derived ingredients, animal tissues, or animal processing aids are used during the synthesis of chlorine dioxide. Consequently, any food product listing E926 is free of animal components and completely suitable for a vegan diet.
We've built a vegan ingredients scanner that classifies food ingredients as "vegan", "non-vegan", or "potentially vegan".
It allows you to avoid non-vegan ingredients - just take a picture of a product's ingredient list, and the app tells you if the product is vegan or not.
Check out other ingredients:
Is E925 vegan?Is E928 vegan?Is E930 vegan?Is E922 vegan?Is E917 vegan?Is E914 vegan?Is E912 vegan?Is E941 vegan?