Is Sucrose Polybehenate vegetarian?

Sucrose Polybehenate is an ester of sucrose with behenic acid (docosanoic acid), used as an emollient and skin-conditioning agent in cosmetics.

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

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