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Ingredient dictionary

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

Banana is a kind of fruit. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 11,603 products, most often in unsweetened drinks. Per 100 g: about 91 kcal and 1.1 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does banana contain an allergen?

Banana 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 banana vegan?

Yes. Banana 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 banana have on a label?

On European labels it is “banane” in French, “Bananen” in German and “plátano” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

French: banane, bananes
German: Bananen, Banane
Spanish: plátano
Dutch: banaan, bananen
Portuguese: bananas
Polish: banan, banany
Swedish: Banan
Danish: Banan, bananer
Norwegian: banan, bananer
Finnish: Banaani
Czech: Banán, banánových
Hungarian: Banán
Croatian: banane, od banane
Turkish: Muz

Which foods contain banana?

Open Food Facts lists banana or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 11,603 products, most often unsweetened drinks, fruit and breakfast cereals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Unsweetened drinks1,809
Fruit992
Breakfast cereals773
Sweetened drinks737
Biscuits and cakes691
Milk and yoghurt674

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3,977 · France 3,496 · Germany 1,321 · United Kingdom 484.

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

How many calories are in banana?

Banana has about 91 kcal per 100 g, with 1.1 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Banana, pulp, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

91kcal per 100 g

1.1g protein

20g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 16 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 2.7 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 383 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 13005. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is banana?

Banana is a kind of fruit.

Kinds of bananaCavendish bananaMatokiGreen banana flour

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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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