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Basil leaf on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Basil leaf is a kind of basil. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 256 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does basil leaf contain an allergen?

Basil leaf 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 basil leaf vegan?

Yes. Basil leaf 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 basil leaf have on a label?

In English basil leaf can also read “basil leaves”. On European labels it is “Feuilles de basilic” in French, “Basilikumblätter” in German and “foglia di basilico” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In Englishbasil leaves
French
Feuilles de basilic
German
Basilikumblätter
Italian
foglia di basilico
Polish
liście bazylii
Croatian
list bosiljka

Which foods contain basil leaf?

Open Food Facts lists basil leaf or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 256 products, most often dressings and sauces, vegetables and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Dressings and sauces36
  • Vegetables28
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches24
  • Ready meals21
  • Pasta, rice and flour10
  • Unsweetened drinks9

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 169 · France 41 · United Kingdom 21 · Germany 10.

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

What kind of ingredient is basil leaf?

Basil leaf is a kind of basil.

Kinds of basil leafFresh basil leaf

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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: Basil leaf
  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

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