Aromatic plants: allergens and what’s inside

Which allergens are in aromatic plants?

Of 1,453 packs of aromatic plants whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full, 2% list celery, 2% list gluten, 2% list mustard and 1% list milk. Another 14% carry a “may contain” line for celery, 12% for mustard and 7% for gluten. Recipes differ from pack to pack, so the label in your hand is the one that counts.

Not for you when most of these packs list the allergen, Heads up when fewer do or only a “may contain” line names it. In the app, a profile gets Not for you on a pack that lists the allergen and Heads up on one whose “may contain” line names it: it reads the pack in your hand, not these counts.

What are aromatic plants usually made of?

The ingredients most packs of aromatic plants list, with the share of packs that list each: basil (21%), thyme (18%), oregano (17%) and parsley (16%).

• Basil21%
• Thyme18%
• Oregano17%
• Parsley16%
• Onion-family vegetable16%
• Rosemary14%

Packs in Open Food Facts, by country of sale: France 1,625 · Germany 593 · Spain 259 · United States 193.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows what these packs list, not every recipe for aromatic plants.

Calories and nutrients

Not shown here. Open Food Facts records calories and nutrients per 100 g or per 100 ml without saying which, so a figure for all these packs together could mislead. The pack you buy prints its own, and that is the figure to log.

What kind of food are aromatic plants?

In the Open Food Facts categories, aromatic plants are one of the culinary plants.

What else are aromatic plants called?

French

Plantes aromatiques, Plante aromatique

German

Gewürzpflanzen

Spanish

Plantas aromáticas

Italian

Piante aromatiche

Dutch

Aromatische planten

Portuguese

Plantas aromáticas

Swedish

Aromatiska växter

Danish

Aromatiske planter

Sources

Every share is counted over the packs whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full. A pack lists an allergen when Open Food Facts’ allergen field names it, or when one of its ingredients stands for it by the same two-of-three checks as the ingredient dictionary (tahini is sesame, a cheese is milk). A “may contain” line counts only for an allergen the pack does not list.

1. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
2. Open Food Facts: categories and ingredients taxonomies (names, kinds, allergens), ODbL
3. Open Food Facts: Aromatic plants

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