Is Chlorella Protothecoides Oil vegetarian?

Chlorella Protothecoides Oil is an oil derived from Auxenochlorella protothecoides (formerly Chlorella protothecoides), a facultatively heterotrophic green microalga of the family Chlorellaceae, grown in culture and valued for its high lipid content.

An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.

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