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Potted aromatic plants: allergens and what’s inside

Of 52 packs of potted aromatic plants whose ingredients Open Food Facts reads in full, fewer than 1 in 100 list any of the main allergens. Another 12% carry a “may contain” line for celery.

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Heads up

for a celery allergy profile, on 12% of these packs

Which allergens are in potted aromatic plants?

Of 52 packs of potted aromatic plants whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full, fewer than 1 in 100 list any of the main allergens. 12% carry a “may contain” line for celery, 12% for mustard and 6% for gluten. Recipes differ from pack to pack, so the label in your hand is the one that counts.

Celery allergyHeads up12% carry a “may contain” line for celery.
Mustard allergyHeads up12% carry a “may contain” line for mustard.
Coeliac or gluten-freeHeads up6% carry a “may contain” line for gluten.
Sesame allergyHeads up4% carry a “may contain” line for sesame.

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 potted aromatic plants usually made of?

The ingredients most packs of potted aromatic plants list, with the share of packs that list each: basil (29%), coriander (27%), parsley (13%) and oregano (12%).

Packs in Open Food Facts, by country of sale: France 51 · Germany 12 · Spain 12 · Netherlands 5.

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 potted 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 potted aromatic plants?

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

What else are potted aromatic plants called?

French
Plantes aromatiques en pot
German
Gewürzpflanzen im Topf
Spanish
Macetas de plantas aromáticas, Plantas aromáticas en maceta
Dutch
Aromatische planten in pot
Portuguese
Plantas aromáticas em vaso

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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: Potted aromatic plants

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