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Is Fructose vegan?

Fructose

Vegan

Fructose is a simple monosaccharide sugar naturally found in fruits, vegetables, and honey. Commercially, it is primarily produced from corn starch via enzymatic isomerisation of glucose, and also from inulin-rich plants such as chicory root and Jerusalem artichoke.

Also known as D-Fructose, Fruit sugar, Laevulose, Levulose
CAS number 57-48-7
EC number 200-333-3
Last reviewed 16 April 2026

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