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

Ashwagandha is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 272 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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Does ashwagandha contain an allergen?

Ashwagandha 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 ashwagandha vegan?

Yes. Ashwagandha 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 ashwagandha have on a label?

In English ashwagandha can also read “withania somnifera”. On European labels it is “schlafbeere” in German, “withania somnifera” in Spanish and “withania somnifera” in Italian. The other 7 languages are listed below.

In Englishwithania somnifera
German
schlafbeere
Spanish
withania somnifera
Italian
withania somnifera
Dutch
ashwaganda
Portuguese
withania somnifera
Polish
witania ospała
Swedish
withania somnifera
Finnish
rohtokoisio
Czech
withanie snodárná
Hungarian
álombogyó

Which foods contain ashwagandha?

Open Food Facts lists ashwagandha in the ingredients of 272 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweetened drinks and drinks with sweeteners. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

  • Unsweetened drinks25
  • Sweetened drinks18
  • Drinks with sweeteners9
  • Biscuits and cakes7
  • Ready meals3
  • Plant-based drinks2

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 184 · United Kingdom 17 · France 15 · India 15.

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

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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: Ashwagandha
  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: Withania somnifera

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