Ingredient dictionary
Borage on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Borage is a kind of herb. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 57 products, most often in vegetables.
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Does borage contain an allergen?
Borage 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 borage vegan?
Yes. Borage is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does borage have on a label?
On European labels it is “Bourrache” in French, “Borretsch” in German and “borraja” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.
- French
- Bourrache
- German
- Borretsch
- Spanish
- borraja
- Italian
- Borragine
- Dutch
- bernagie
- Portuguese
- borragem
- Polish
- Ogórecznik lekarski
- Swedish
- gurkört
- Danish
- Almindelig Hjulkrone
- Norwegian
- agurkurt
- Finnish
- Rohtopurasruoho
- Czech
- brutnák lékařský
- Hungarian
- Borágó
- Romanian
- Limba mielului
- Croatian
- boražina
- Turkish
- Hodan
Which foods contain borage?
Open Food Facts lists borage in the ingredients of 57 products, most often vegetables, unsweetened drinks and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Spain.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 20 · France 19 · Spain 11 · Italy 4.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where borage turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is borage?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, borage sits under herb and vegetable.
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- Open Food Facts: Borage
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- Wikipedia: Borage
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