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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 sodium acrylates copolymer?
Sodium acrylates copolymer is a synthetic polymer formed from the sodium salt of acrylic acid, typically functioning as a binder, film former, stabilizer, and texture-enhancing thickening agent. It is produced through the chemical polymerization of acrylic acid monomers, which are manufactured from petrochemical feedstocks. While it appears most frequently in personal care formulations, sunscreens, and cosmetics, it can also be listed on certain ingestible items, oral care products, and pharmaceutical coatings.
sodium acrylates copolymer is vegan because it is exclusively of synthetic and mineral origin. Animal products, derivatives, and animal-based processing aids are not utilized at any stage of its chemical synthesis. Because the starting raw materials are derived entirely from petroleum rather than animal sources, the ingredient consistently meets vegan standards.
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.