Is Zinc Glutamate vegetarian?

Zinc Glutamate is the zinc salt of glutamic acid, an amino acid, used as a cosmetic active ingredient. The listed CAS number refers to elemental zinc; the compound itself is a coordination salt of zinc and glutamate ions, which can be produced synthetically.

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

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