Probably, but we can't be sure. YBC Chip Star, Salted Laver has nothing clearly from animals on its ingredient list, but 2 ingredients could come from plants or animals.
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Photo from our blog (2019), compared with today's pack in Nov 2026
Ingredients
ポテトフレーク(アメリカ製造又はドイツ製造又はその他)、植物油脂、食塩、青のり、あおさ/乳化剤、調味料(アミノ酸)
What the highlights mean
Could be animal- or plant-derived
- 乳化剤 emulsifier: Mostly made from soy in Japan, but can be made from animal fat.
- 調味料(アミノ酸) seasoning: Usually MSG and nucleotides fermented from sugarcane or starch. But a few amino acids and nucleotides allowed under this name come from animals (feathers, gelatin, fish), and the label doesn't say which were used.
Stacked crisps made from potato flakes, seasoned with salt and nori seaweed.
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How we know
Shop listing · 3 Nov 2026
ポテトフレーク(アメリカ製造又はドイツ製造又はその他)、植物油脂、食塩、青のり、あおさ/乳化剤、調味料(アミノ酸)
SourceBlog entry · 1 Feb 2019
YBC Chip Star Salted Laver/YBC チップスターのりしお味. Ingredients: Potato flakes, vegetable oil, nori, salt/emulsifier, seasoning (amino acids, etc.) Manufactured on common equipment with products containing egg, milk, wheat, shrimp, and crab. There is also a sentence saying the nori is harvested using a fishing method where shrimp and crab are mixed together with the nori: 本品で使用している青のりは、えびやかにが混ざる漁法で採取しています。 The following product may be vegan, depending on what the hydrolyzed protein is made out o
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