Ingredient dictionary
Algae on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Algae is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 11,446 products, most often in sweets.
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Does algae contain an allergen?
Algae 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 algae vegan?
Yes. Algae is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does algae have on a label?
On European labels it is “algue” in French, “Alge” in German and “alga” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.
- French
- algue, algues
- German
- Alge
- Spanish
- alga, algas
- Italian
- alga
- Dutch
- algen, alge
- Portuguese
- alga
- Polish
- glony, algi
- Swedish
- Alger
- Danish
- Alge
- Norwegian
- alge
- Finnish
- Levä
- Czech
- řasy
- Hungarian
- algák
- Romanian
- alge
- Croatian
- alge
- Turkish
- su yosunları
Which foods contain algae?
Open Food Facts lists algae or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 11,446 products, most often sweets, ready meals and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 3,945 · United States 3,467 · Germany 1,291 · United Kingdom 943.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where algae turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is algae?
Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Algae
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- Wikipedia: Algae
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