Is Direct Blue 53 vegetarian?

Evans Blue is a synthetic azo dye used in biological and medical research as a staining agent and as a tracer for measuring plasma volume in living organisms. It is produced entirely by synthetic chemical processes.

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

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