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American cranberry on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

American cranberry is a kind of cranberry. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 76 products, most often in dried fruit.

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Does american cranberry contain an allergen?

American cranberry 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 american cranberry vegan?

Yes. American cranberry 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 american cranberry have on a label?

On European labels it is “airelle à gros fruits” in French, “großfrüchtige moosbeere” in German and “mirtillo rosso americano” in Italian. The other 8 languages are listed below.

French
airelle à gros fruits
German
großfrüchtige moosbeere
Italian
mirtillo rosso americano
Polish
żurawina wielkoowocowa
Swedish
amerikanskt tranbär
Danish
storfrugtet tranebær
Norwegian
amerikansk tranebær
Finnish
amerikankarpalo
Czech
klikva velkoplodá, klikvy velkoplodé
Hungarian
amerikai tőzegáfonya
Croatian
američka brusnica

Which foods contain american cranberry?

Open Food Facts lists american cranberry in the ingredients of 76 products, most often dried fruit, breakfast cereals and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the Czech Republic.

  • Dried fruit8
  • Breakfast cereals7
  • Unsweetened drinks6
  • Biscuits and cakes4
  • Ready meals2
  • Sweetened drinks1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 24 · France 19 · Czech Republic 13 · Germany 5.

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

What kind of ingredient is american cranberry?

American cranberry is a kind of cranberry.

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: American cranberry
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  4. Wikipedia: Vaccinium macrocarpon

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