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Blackcurrant flavouring on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Blackcurrant flavouring is a kind of flavouring. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 64 products, most often in sweetened drinks.

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Does blackcurrant flavouring contain an allergen?

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

Is blackcurrant flavouring vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of blackcurrant flavouring are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.

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What other names does blackcurrant flavouring have on a label?

On European labels it is “arôme cassis” in French, “Schwarzes Johannisbeeraroma” in German and “aroma de grosella” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French
arôme cassis
German
Schwarzes Johannisbeeraroma
Spanish
aroma de grosella
Italian
aroma di ribes nero
Polish
aromat czarnej porzeczki
Swedish
svartvinbärsarom
Danish
solbæraroma
Norwegian
solbær aroma
Finnish
mustaherukka-aromi, mustaherukka-aromia
Croatian
aroma crnog ribiza

Which foods contain blackcurrant flavouring?

Open Food Facts lists blackcurrant flavouring in the ingredients of 64 products, most often sweetened drinks, unsweetened drinks and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and the United States.

  • Sweetened drinks11
  • Unsweetened drinks8
  • Sweets8
  • Biscuits and cakes4
  • Alcoholic drinks3
  • Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 29 · United Kingdom 7 · United States 6 · Belgium 5.

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

What kind of ingredient is blackcurrant flavouring?

Blackcurrant flavouring is a kind of flavouring.

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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: Blackcurrant flavouring
  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

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