37 Animal By-Products Hidden Ingredients To Avoid On a Vegan Diet

Animal by-products are products sourced from animals such as meat and meat products, poultry products (meat and eggs), fish, shellfish, dairy products (milk and cheese), and non-food products such as fiber (wool, mohair, cashmere, and leather).

This list is a guide; if you find any similar ingredients in some products, it is recommended to avoid them as they are not considered vegan-friendly.

  • Allantoin.
  • Ambergris.
  • Alpha-Hydroxy Acids.
  • Adrenaline.
  • Albumen.
  • Alanine.
  • Albumin.
  • Alcloxa.
  • Aldioxa.
  • Aliphatic Alcohol.
  • Alligator Skin.
  • Amerchol L101.
  • Amino Acids.
  • Aminosuccinate Acid.
  • Angora.
  • Animal Fats and Oils.
  • Animal Hair.
  • Arachidonic Acid.
  • Arachidyl Proprionate.
  • Bee Pollen.
  • Bee Products.
  • Beeswax. Honeycomb.
  • Biotin. Vitamin H. Vitamin B Factor.
  • Blood.
  • Boar Bristles.
  • Bone Char.
  • Bone Meal.
  • Calciferol.
  • Calfskin.
  • Caprylamine Oxide.
  • Capryl Betaine.
  • Caprylic Acid.
  • Caprylic Triglyceride.
  • Carbamide.
  • Carmine. Cochineal. Carminic Acid.
  • Carminic Acid.
  • Carotene. Provitamin A. Beta Carotene.
  • Casein. Caseinate. Sodium Caseinate.
  • Caseinate.
  • Cashmere.
  • Castor. Castoreum.
  • Castoreum.
  • Catgut.
  • Cera Flava.
  • Cerebrosides.
  • Cetyl Alcohol.
  • Cetyl Palmitate.
  • Chitosan.
  • Cholesterin.
  • Cholesterol.
  • Choline Bitartrate.
  • Civet.
  • Cochineal.
  • Cod Liver Oil.
  • Collagen.
  • Colors. Dyes.
  • Corticosteroid.
  • Cortisone. Corticosteroid.
  • Cysteine, L-Form.
  • Cystine.
  • Dexpanthenol.
  • Diglycerides.
  • Dimethyl Stearamine.
  • Down.
  • Duodenum Substances.
  • Dyes.
  • Egg Protein.
  • Elastin.
  • Emu Oil.
  • Ergocalciferol.
  • Ergosterol.
  • Estradiol.
  • Estrogen. Estradiol.
  • Fats.
  • Fatty Acids.
  • FD&C Colors.
  • Feathers.
  • Fish Liver Oil.
  • Fish Oil.
  • Fish Scales.
  • Fur.
  • Gel.
  • Gelatin. Gel.
  • Glucose Tyrosinase.
  • Glycerides.
  • Glycerin. Glycerol.
  • Glycerol.
  • Glyceryls.
  • Glycreth-26.
  • Guanine. Pearl Essence.
  • Hide Glue.
  • Honey.
  • Honeycomb.
  • Horsehair.
  • Hyaluronic Acid.
  • Hydrocortisone.
  • Hydrolyzed Animal Protein.
  • Imidazolidinyl Urea.
  • Insulin.
  • Isinglass.
  • Isopropyl Lanolate.
  • Isopropyl Myristate.
  • Isopropyl Palmitate.
  • Keratin.
  • Lactic Acid.
  • Lactose.
  • Laneth.
  • Lanogene.
  • Lanolin. Lanolin Acids. Wool Fat. Wool Wax.
  • Lanolin Alcohol.
  • Lanosterols.
  • Lard.
  • Leather. Suede. Calfskin. Sheepskin. Alligator Skin. Other Types of Skin.
  • Lecithin. Choline Bitartrate.
  • Linoleic Acid.
  • Lipase.
  • Lipids.
  • Lipoids. Lipids.
  • Marine Oil.
  • Methionine.
  • Milk Protein.
  • Mink Oil.
  • Monoglycerides. Glycerides. (See Glycerin.)
  • Musk (Oil).
  • Myristal Ether Sulfate.
  • Myristic Acid.
  • Myristyls.
  • Nucleic Acids.
  • Ocenol.
  • Octyl Dodecanol.
  • Oleic Acid.
  • Oils.
  • Oleths.
  • Oleyl Alcohol. Ocenol.
  • Oleyl Arachidate.
  • Oleyl Imidazoline.
  • Oleyl Myristate.
  • Oleyl Oleate.
  • Oleyl Stearate.
  • Palmitamide.
  • Palmitamine.
  • Palmitate.
  • Palmitic Acid.
  • Panthenol. Dexpanthenol. Vitamin B-Complex Factor. Provitamin B-5.
  • Panthenyl.
  • Pepsin.
  • Placenta. Placenta Polypeptides Protein. Afterbirth.
  • Polyglycerol.
  • Polypeptides.
  • Polysorbates.
  • Pristane.
  • Progesterone.
  • Propolis.
  • Provitamin A.
  • Provitamin B-5.
  • Provitamin D-2.
  • Rennet. Rennin.
  • Rennin.
  • Resinous Glaze.
  • Retinol.
  • Ribonucleic Acid.
  • RNA. Ribonucleic Acid.
  • Royal Jelly.
  • Sable Brushes.
  • Sea Turtle Oil.
  • Shark Liver Oil.
  • Sheepskin.
  • Shellac. Resinous Glaze.
  • Silk. Silk Powder.
  • Snails.
  • Sodium Caseinate.
  • Sodium Steroyl Lactylate.
  • Sodium Tallowate.
  • Spermaceti. Cetyl Palmitate. Sperm Oil.
  • Sponge (Luna and Sea).
  • Squalane.
  • Squalene.
  • Stearamide.
  • Stearamine.
  • Stearamine Oxide.
  • Stearates.
  • Stearic Acid.
  • Stearic Hydrazide.
  • Stearone.
  • Stearoxytrimethylsilane.
  • Stearoyl Lactylic Acid.
  • Stearyl Acetate.
  • Stearyl Alcohol. Sterols.
  • Stearyl Betaine.
  • Stearyl Caprylate.
  • Stearyl Citrate.
  • Stearyldimethyl Amine.
  • Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate.
  • Stearyl Heptanoate.
  • Stearyl Imidazoline.
  • Stearyl Octanoate.
  • Stearyl Stearate.
  • Steroids. Sterols.
  • Sterols.
  • Suede.
  • Tallow. Tallow Fatty Alcohol. Stearic Acid.
  • Tallow Acid.
  • Tallow Amide.
  • Tallow Amine.
  • Talloweth-6.
  • Tallow Glycerides.
  • Tallow Imidazoline.
  • Triterpene Alcohols.
  • Turtle Oil. Sea Turtle Oil.
  • Tyrosine.
  • Urea. Carbamide.
  • Uric Acid.
  • Vitamin A.
  • Vitamin B-Complex Factor.
  • Vitamin B Factor.
  • Vitamin B12.
  • Vitamin D. Ergocalciferol. Vitamin D2. Ergosterol. Provitamin D2. Calciferol. Vitamin D3. Cholecalciferol.
  • Vitamin H.
  • Wax.
  • Whey.
  • Wool.
  • Wool Fat.
  • Wool Wax.

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