Is Methyl Violet 6B vegetarian?

Methyl Violet 6B is a synthetic triarylmethane dye of the methyl violet family, used as a histological stain and textile dye. It is related to Crystal Violet (Methyl Violet 10B) and Gentian Violet, which are more methylated members of the same dye family. It is identified by CI 42536.

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

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