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Ingredient dictionary

Agave syrup on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Agave syrup is a kind of disaccharide. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 4,063 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 305 kcal and 0.3 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does agave syrup contain an allergen?

Agave syrup is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is agave syrup vegan?

Yes. Agave syrup is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does agave syrup have on a label?

In English agave syrup can also read “agave nectar”. On European labels it is “sirop d’agave” in French, “Agavensirup” in German and “jarabe de agave” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishagave nectar

French: sirop d’agave
German: Agavensirup
Spanish: jarabe de agave, sirope de agave
Italian: sciroppo d'agave
Dutch: agavesiroop
Portuguese: Xarope de Agave
Polish: syrop z agawy
Swedish: agavesirap
Danish: agavesirup
Finnish: agavesiirappi, agave siirappi
Czech: agávovy sirup
Hungarian: agaveszirup
Croatian: sirup od agave, agavin sirup

Which foods contain agave syrup?

Open Food Facts lists agave syrup or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 4,063 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweetened drinks and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes549
Sweetened drinks430
Dressings and sauces308
Sweets232
Salty and fatty foods215
Breakfast cereals140

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,651 · France 964 · Germany 808 · Spain 153.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where agave syrup turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in agave syrup?

Agave syrup has about 305 kcal per 100 g, with 0.3 g protein, 78 g carbohydrate and 0.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Syrup, agave” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

305kcal per 100 g

0.3g protein

78g carbohydrate

0.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 70 g, saturated fat 0.3 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.02 g, energy 1,300 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 31089. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is agave syrup?

Agave syrup is a kind of disaccharide.

Kinds of agave syrupConcentrated agave syrupOrganic agave syrup

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