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Ingredient dictionary

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

Bay leaf 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 7,351 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 353 kcal and 7.6 g protein.

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

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Does bay leaf contain an allergen?

Bay 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 bay leaf vegan?

Yes. Bay 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 bay leaf have on a label?

In English bay leaf can also read “bay leaves”, “bay” or “laurel”. On European labels it is “feuille de laurier” in French, “lorbeer” in German and “hoja de laurel” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishbay leavesbaylaurelbayleaf

French: feuille de laurier, laurier
German: lorbeer, lorbeerblatt
Spanish: hoja de laurel, laurel
Italian: laurier, alloro
Dutch: laurierblad, laurier
Portuguese: louro, folha de louro
Polish: liść laurowy, liście laurowe
Swedish: lagerblad
Danish: laurbær, laurbærblade
Finnish: laakerinlehti
Czech: bobkový list
Hungarian: babérlevél
Romanian: foi de dafin, dafin
Croatian: lovor, lovorov
Turkish: akdeniz defnesi

Which foods contain bay leaf?

Open Food Facts lists bay leaf or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 7,351 products, most often ready meals, processed meat and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Ready meals1,885
Processed meat602
Dressings and sauces572
Meat196
Soups157
Vegetables145

Products with it, by country of sale: France 3,281 · United States 1,167 · United Kingdom 994 · Germany 623.

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

How many calories are in bay leaf?

Bay leaf has about 353 kcal per 100 g, with 7.6 g protein, 49 g carbohydrate and 8.4 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Bay, leaves” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

353kcal per 100 g

7.6g protein

49g carbohydrate

8.4g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 49 g, saturated fat 2.3 g, fibre 26 g, salt 0.06 g, energy 1,480 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11053. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is bay leaf?

Bay leaf is a kind of herb.

Kinds of bay leafBay leaf extract

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