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Ingredient dictionary

Artificial flavouring on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Artificial flavouring is a kind of flavouring. Whether it 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 61,228 products, most often in sweets.

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

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Does artificial flavouring contain an allergen?

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

Is artificial flavouring vegan?

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

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

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

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

What other names does artificial flavouring have on a label?

In English artificial flavouring can also read “artificial flavour”, “artificial flavor” or “artificial flavoring”. On European labels it is “arôme artificiel” in French, “künstliches Aroma” in German and “aroma artificial” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishartificial flavourartificial flavorartificial flavoring

French: arôme artificiel, arômes artificiels
German: künstliches Aroma
Spanish: aroma artificial, saborizante artificial
Italian: Aroma artificiale
Dutch: Kunstmatige smaakstoffen
Portuguese: Aromatizante artificial
Polish: Sztuczny aromat, sztuczne aromaty
Danish: kunstig smag
Finnish: keinotekoinen aromi, keinotekoiset aromit
Czech: Umělá příchuť
Hungarian: mesterséges aroma, mesterséges aromák
Romanian: Arome artificiale, aromă artificială
Croatian: umjetna aroma

Which foods contain artificial flavouring?

Open Food Facts lists artificial flavouring or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 61,228 products, most often sweets, biscuits and cakes and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, Canada and France.

Sweets13,119
Biscuits and cakes11,401
Sweetened drinks3,447
Pasta, rice and flour1,474
Drinks with sweeteners1,239
Plant-based drinks803

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 54,958 · Canada 2,026 · France 1,453 · Mexico 853.

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

What kind of ingredient is artificial flavouring?

Artificial flavouring is a kind of flavouring.

Kinds of artificial flavouringNatural and artificial flavouringArtificial French vanilla flavouring

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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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