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Bitter almond on a food label: it contains tree nuts

Bitter almond is a kind of tree nut. It contains tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 171 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does bitter almond contain an allergen?

Yes. Bitter almond contains tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Tree nutsRequired12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removedRequired8 named nutsRequired

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Is bitter almond vegan?

Yes. Bitter almond 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.
Tree nut allergyNot for youIt contains tree nuts.

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What other names does bitter almond have on a label?

On European labels it is “amandes amères” in French, “Bittermandeln” in German and “almendras amargas” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
amandes amères
German
Bittermandeln
Spanish
almendras amargas
Italian
mandorle amare
Dutch
bittere amandel, bittere amandelen
Portuguese
amêndoa amarga, amêndoas amargas
Swedish
bittermandel
Finnish
karvasmanteli
Croatian
gorki badem

Which foods contain bitter almond?

Open Food Facts lists bitter almond in the ingredients of 171 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and milk and yoghurt. Most of them are sold in France, Switzerland and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes63
  • Sweets43
  • Milk and yoghurt5
  • Chocolate4
  • Pastries4
  • Dairy desserts3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 106 · Switzerland 34 · Germany 11 · Belgium 11.

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

What kind of ingredient is bitter almond?

Bitter almond is a kind of tree nut.

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Sources

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: Bitter almond
  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. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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