Is Cordyceps Sinensis Powder vegetarian?

Cordyceps Sinensis Powder is the dried, ground powder obtained from Ophiocordyceps sinensis (caterpillar fungus), an entomopathogenic fungus that parasitizes moth larvae. Because the natural fruiting body forms on and consumes the insect host, harvested material involves the insect's death, though cultivated mycelium sources exist.

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

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