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Ingredient dictionary

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

Black tea is a kind of tea. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 4,343 products, most often in sweetened drinks. Per 100 g: about 1 kcal and 0 g protein.

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

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Does black tea contain an allergen?

Black tea 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 black tea vegan?

Yes. Black tea 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 tea have on a label?

On European labels it is “thé noir” in French, “Schwarztee” in German and “té negro” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

French: thé noir
German: Schwarztee, Schwarzer Tee
Spanish: té negro
Italian: Tè nero
Dutch: zwarte thee
Portuguese: chá preto
Polish: Czarna herbata, herbata czarna
Swedish: svart te
Danish: sort te
Norwegian: svart te
Finnish: musta tee
Czech: černý čaj
Romanian: ceai negru
Croatian: crni čaj
Turkish: Siyah çay

Which foods contain black tea?

Open Food Facts lists black tea or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 4,343 products, most often sweetened drinks, unsweetened drinks and drinks with sweeteners. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Sweetened drinks1,662
Unsweetened drinks1,548
Drinks with sweeteners206
Tea and coffee77
Biscuits and cakes14
Sweets13

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,605 · France 1,263 · Germany 480 · Switzerland 202.

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

How many calories are in black tea?

Black tea has about 1 kcal per 100 g, with 0 g protein, 0.3 g carbohydrate and 0 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Black tea, brewed, without sugar” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

1kcal per 100 g

0g protein

0.3g carbohydrate

0g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 5 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 18154. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is black tea?

Black tea is a kind of tea.

Kinds of black teaBlack tea extractBlack tea leafDecaffeinated black tea Ceylon black teaBlack tea mix

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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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