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Black mustard seed on a food label: it contains mustard

Black mustard seed is a kind of mustard seed. It contains mustard, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 171 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does black mustard seed contain an allergen?

Yes. Black mustard seed contains mustard: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MustardNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is black mustard seed vegan?

Yes. Black mustard seed 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.
Mustard allergyNot for youIt contains mustard.

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What other names does black mustard seed have on a label?

On European labels it is “Graines de moutarde noire” in French, “schwarze Senfsaaten” in German and “semi di senape nera” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
Graines de moutarde noire
German
schwarze Senfsaaten
Italian
semi di senape nera
Dutch
zwart mosterdzaad
Polish
gorczyca czarna
Croatian
sjeme crne gorušice

Which foods contain black mustard seed?

Open Food Facts lists black mustard seed in the ingredients of 171 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.

  • Dressings and sauces42
  • Ready meals30
  • Sandwiches27
  • Salty and fatty foods6
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches4
  • Fish and seafood4

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 78 · France 63 · United States 39 · Poland 12.

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

What kind of ingredient is black mustard seed?

Black mustard seed is a kind of mustard seed.

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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: Black mustard seed
  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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