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Ingredient dictionary

Alcohol on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Whether alcohol carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 30,293 products, most often in ready meals.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20263 sourcesHow we check

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Does alcohol contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link alcohol to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is alcohol vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of alcohol are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.

VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does alcohol have on a label?

In English alcohol can also read “Pure alcohol”. On European labels it is “alcool” in French, “Alkohol” in German and “Alcol” in Italian. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In EnglishPure alcohol

French: alcool, Alcool pur
German: Alkohol
Italian: Alcol, alcool
Portuguese: Álcool
Polish: Alkohol
Swedish: alkohol
Danish: alkohol
Finnish: alkoholi
Czech: Alkohol
Hungarian: alkohol
Romanian: alcool
Croatian: alkohol, alkoholno piće
Turkish: alkol

Which foods contain alcohol?

Open Food Facts lists alcohol or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 30,293 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and alcoholic drinks. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

Ready meals4,531
Dressings and sauces3,014
Alcoholic drinks2,401
Biscuits and cakes1,920
Processed meat1,914
Salty and fatty foods1,341

Products with it, by country of sale: France 14,746 · United States 7,858 · Germany 2,454 · United Kingdom 1,465.

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

What kind of ingredient is alcohol?

Kinds of alcoholWine RumArmagnacCognac Brandy Beer Cider Sake Rice wine Liqueur Vodka Kirsch Whisky Pomace brandy Eau de vie Vermouth

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

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