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Ingredient dictionary

Brazil nut on a food label: it contains tree nuts

Brazil nut is a kind of tree nut. It contains tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,791 products, most often in nuts. Per 100 g: about 692 kcal and 15 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20267 sourcesHow we check

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Does Brazil nut contain an allergen?

Yes. Brazil nut contains tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

Allergen	US	UK and Europe	Gulf
Tree nuts	Required12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removed	Required8 named nuts	Required

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Is Brazil nut vegan?

Yes. Brazil nut 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.

Tree nut allergyNot for youIt contains tree nuts.

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What other names does Brazil nut have on a label?

In English Brazil nut can also read “brazil nuts”. On European labels it is “noix du Brésil” in French, “Paranuss” in German and “nueces de Brasil” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishbrazil nuts

French: noix du Brésil, noix d'Amazonie
German: Paranuss, Paranüsse
Spanish: nueces de Brasil, nuez de Brasil
Italian: noci del Brasile
Dutch: paranoot, paranoten
Portuguese: castanha-do-Brazil, castanhas-do-Brasil
Polish: orzechy brazylijskie
Swedish: paranöt, paranötter
Danish: paranødder
Norwegian: Paranøtter
Finnish: parapähkinä, parapähkinät
Czech: para ořechy
Hungarian: pekándió, brazil dió
Romanian: nuci de Brazilia
Croatian: brazilski orah

Which foods contain Brazil nut?

Open Food Facts lists Brazil nut in the ingredients of 1,791 products, most often nuts, breakfast cereals and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Nuts360
Breakfast cereals207
Biscuits and cakes109
Dried fruit106
Sweets37
Chocolate29

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 690 · France 355 · Germany 229 · Netherlands 128.

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

How many calories are in Brazil nut?

Brazil nut has about 692 kcal per 100 g, with 15 g protein, 6.2 g carbohydrate and 66 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Brazil nut” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

692kcal per 100 g

15g protein

6.2g carbohydrate

66g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 2.3 g, saturated fat 16 g, fibre 6.4 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 2,850 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 15008. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Brazil nut?

Brazil nut is a kind of tree nut.

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