Is granulated garlic vegan?

Granulated garlic is a dried, coarsely ground seasoning made from the bulb of the garlic plant, Allium sativum. To produce it, fresh garlic cloves are peeled, cleaned, sliced, and dehydrated before being mechanically milled into coarse, sand-like granules. It is widely used in commercial food production and can be found in spice blends, dry rubs, snack foods, salad dressings, prepared sauces, canned soups, and frozen entrees to provide garlic flavor without adding moisture.

This ingredient is vegan because it is derived entirely from a plant source. The standard manufacturing process relies exclusively on thermal dehydration and mechanical grinding, requiring no animal inputs, animal byproducts, or animal-derived processing aids. When commercial anti-caking agents are occasionally added to maintain texture, these additives are mineral or synthetic compounds, such as silicon dioxide. Because no animal sources are used at any stage of its production, granulated garlic is consistently vegan.