Is minced garlic vegan?

Minced garlic is the finely chopped bulb of the garlic plant, Allium sativum. It is made by peeling and mechanically chopping fresh garlic cloves into small, uniform pieces. Commercial preparations may be packaged dry, frozen, or preserved in jars and squeeze tubes suspended in water, vegetable oil, vinegar, or brine, often with added salt and preservatives such as citric acid to extend shelf life. Minced garlic is commonly found in a wide variety of savory food products, including pasta sauces, marinades, salad dressings, spice pastes, prepared meals, and canned soups.

Minced garlic is vegan because it is derived entirely from a botanical source. The conversion of whole garlic cloves into minced garlic involves only physical peeling and cutting, without the use of animal derivatives or animal-based processing aids. Additional ingredients used in commercially packaged minced garlic, such as plant oils, water, vinegar, salt, and microbial-derived citric acid, are likewise of non-animal origin. Because no animal inputs are used in its harvesting, preparation, or packaging, minced garlic is fully suitable for a vegan diet.