Is Erucic Acid vegetarian?

Erucic Acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid found predominantly in seeds of plants in the Brassicaceae family, such as rapeseed and mustard, with reported concentrations of 20–54% in high erucic acid rapeseed oil and around 42% in mustard oil.

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

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