Ingredient dictionary
Almond on a food label: it contains tree nuts
Almond is a kind of tree nut. It contains tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 43,612 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 613 kcal and 21 g protein.
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Does almond contain an allergen?
Yes. Almond contains tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree nuts | Required12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removed | Required8 named nuts | Required |
Is almond vegan?
Yes. Almond is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does almond have on a label?
In English almond can also read “almonds”, “almond kernel” or “mamra giri”. On European labels it is “amande” in French, “Mandel” in German and “almendra” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.
- French
- amande, amandes
- German
- Mandel, Mandeln
- Spanish
- almendra, almendras
- Italian
- mandorla, mandorle
- Dutch
- amandel, amandelen
- Portuguese
- amêndoa, amêndoas
- Polish
- migdały, orzechy migdałowe
- Swedish
- mandel, mandlar
- Danish
- mandel, mandler
- Norwegian
- mandel, mandler
- Finnish
- manteli, mantelit
- Czech
- mandle, madle
- Hungarian
- mandula
- Romanian
- migdale
- Croatian
- badem, bademi
- Turkish
- badem
Which foods contain almond?
Open Food Facts lists almond or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 43,612 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and nuts. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 16,600 · France 12,879 · Germany 4,691 · Spain 1,919.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where almond turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in almond?
Almond has about 613 kcal per 100 g, with 21 g protein, 8.8 g carbohydrate and 53 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Almond, peeled, unpeeled or blanched” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 4.6 g, saturated fat 4 g, fibre 9.9 g, salt 0.05 g, energy 2,530 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 15041. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is almond?
Almond is a kind of tree nut.
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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: Almond
- 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
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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