Depends on Source
How we decideIt depends on the source. Stearic acid can be produced from animal tallow or hydrogenated vegetable oil, and the ingredient name does not distinguish them.
Stearic acid is an 18-carbon saturated fatty acid present in animal and vegetable fats. It is used directly and as a starting material for many stearates.
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Ingredient Data
Depends on Source
Octadecanoic acid
Commercial stearic acid can be made from hydrolyzed animal tallow or completely hydrogenated vegetable oil.
Cosmetics, soaps, candles, tablets, food processing and industrial coatings.
Stearic acid documented as vegetable-derived or synthetic with animal fat excluded.
No. Regulations describe commercial production from either hydrolyzed tallow or completely hydrogenated vegetable oil.
No. A stearate is a separate ingredient and its supplier must confirm the source of its fatty acid portion.