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

Beans are a kind of pulse. They are not one of the allergens that labels must declare. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 2,112 products, most often in ready meals.

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Do beans contain an allergen?

Beans are 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.

Are beans vegan?

Yes. Beans are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names do beans have on a label?

In English beans can also read “common bean”, “bean” or “Rajma”. On European labels they are “haricot” in French, “Bohnen” in German and “fríjol” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishcommon beanbeanRajmaRajmah
French
haricot, haricots
German
Bohnen, Bohne
Spanish
fríjol, alubia
Italian
fagioli, fagiolo comune
Dutch
Bonen
Portuguese
Feijão
Polish
Fasola zwykła, fasola
Swedish
böna, bönor
Danish
Bønne, bønner
Finnish
papu, tarhapapu
Czech
fazol zahradní, fazole
Hungarian
veteménybab, Közönséges bab
Romanian
Fasole
Croatian
grah
Turkish
Fasulye

Which foods contain beans?

Open Food Facts lists beans or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 2,112 products, most often ready meals, beans and pulses and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Ready meals480
  • Beans and pulses357
  • Vegetables132
  • Pasta, rice and flour48
  • Dressings and sauces45
  • Bread39

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,038 · France 273 · Germany 179 · United Kingdom 175.

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

What kind of ingredient are beans?

Beans are a kind of pulse.

Kinds of beansBean sprouts

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

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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: Beans
  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: Phaseolus vulgaris

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