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Ingredient dictionary

Black cardamom on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Black cardamom is a kind of cardamom. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 149 products, most often in ready meals.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does black cardamom contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link black cardamom to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is black cardamom vegan?

Yes. Black cardamom 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 black cardamom have on a label?

On European labels it is “cardamome noire” in French, “Schwarzer Kardamom” in German and “cardamomo nero” in Italian. The other 5 languages are listed below.

French: cardamome noire
German: Schwarzer Kardamom, schwarzer Cardamom
Italian: cardamomo nero
Dutch: zwarte kardemom
Swedish: svart kardemumma
Norwegian: svart kardemomme
Czech: nepálský kardamom
Croatian: crni kardamom

Which foods contain black cardamom?

Open Food Facts lists black cardamom in the ingredients of 149 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and France.

Ready meals30
Dressings and sauces24
Pasta, rice and flour15
Poultry2
Beans and pulses2
Savoury snacks2

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 62 · United States 33 · France 23 · India 22.

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

What kind of ingredient is black cardamom?

Black cardamom is a kind of cardamom.

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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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