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Blanches almonds on a food label: they contain tree nuts

Blanches almonds are a kind of almond. They contain tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 350 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Do blanches almonds contain an allergen?

Yes. Blanches almonds contain tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

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

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Are blanches almonds vegan?

Yes. Blanches almonds are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 youThey contain tree nuts.

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What other names do blanches almonds have on a label?

In English blanches almonds can also read “almonds blanched”. On European labels they are “amandes blanchies” in French, “blanchierte Mandlen” in German and “almendras peladas” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishalmonds blanched
French
amandes blanchies, amandes blanches
German
blanchierte Mandlen, blanchierten mandeln
Spanish
almendras peladas
Italian
mandorle sbianchite
Polish
migdały blanszowane
Croatian
blanšira bademe, blanširani bademi

Which foods contain blanches almonds?

Open Food Facts lists blanches almonds or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 350 products, most often biscuits and cakes, nuts and dried fruit. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Belgium.

  • Biscuits and cakes87
  • Nuts80
  • Dried fruit41
  • Sweets23
  • Breakfast cereals4
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 248 · Germany 80 · Belgium 22 · United States 14.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where blanches almonds turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are blanches almonds?

Blanches almonds are a kind of almond.

Kinds of blanches almondsRaw blanched almonds

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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: Blanches almonds
  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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