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Ingredient dictionary

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

Basil is a kind of herb. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 22,676 products, most often in dressings and sauces. Per 100 g: about 35 kcal and 3.4 g protein.

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

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Does basil contain an allergen?

Basil 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 vegan?

Yes. Basil 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 have on a label?

On European labels it is “basilic” in French, “Basilikum” in German and “albahaca” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

French: basilic
German: Basilikum
Spanish: albahaca
Italian: basilico
Dutch: basilicum
Portuguese: manjericão
Polish: bazylia, Bazylia pospolita
Swedish: basilika
Danish: basilikum
Norwegian: basilikum
Finnish: basilika, basilikaa
Czech: bazalka, bazalka pravá
Hungarian: Bazsalikom
Romanian: Busuioc
Croatian: bosiljak, bosil jak
Turkish: Fesleğen

Which foods contain basil?

Open Food Facts lists basil or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 22,676 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

Dressings and sauces4,794
Ready meals3,614
Pizzas, pies and quiches2,227
Vegetables765
Pasta, rice and flour754
Salty and fatty foods422

Products with it, by country of sale: France 8,670 · United States 6,666 · Germany 2,331 · United Kingdom 1,753.

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

How many calories are in basil?

Basil has about 35 kcal per 100 g, with 3.4 g protein, 2.6 g carbohydrate and 0.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Basil, fresh” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

35kcal per 100 g

3.4g protein

2.6g carbohydrate

0.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.4 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 3.5 g, salt 0.03 g, energy 145 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11033 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is basil?

Basil is a kind of herb.

Kinds of basilDried basil Fresh basil Basil leaf Basil extract Thai basilGenoese basilBasil sprig

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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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