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Ingredient dictionary

Brandy on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Brandy is a kind of alcohol. 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 908 products, most often in sweets.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does brandy contain an allergen?

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

Is brandy vegan?

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

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

VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does brandy have on a label?

On European labels it is “weinbrand” in German, “brandewijn” in Dutch and “conhaque” in Portuguese. The other 4 languages are listed below.

German: weinbrand
Dutch: brandewijn
Portuguese: conhaque
Hungarian: borpárlat
Romanian: vinars
Croatian: vinjak
Turkish: brendi

Which foods contain brandy?

Open Food Facts lists brandy or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 908 products, most often sweets, processed meat and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Sweets207
Processed meat114
Biscuits and cakes111
Ready meals66
Dressings and sauces57
Chocolate23

Products with it, by country of sale: France 317 · Germany 224 · United Kingdom 153 · United States 83.

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

What kind of ingredient is brandy?

Brandy is a kind of alcohol.

Kinds of brandyMarc de Champagne

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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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