Ingredient dictionary
Brewing water on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Brewing water is a kind of water. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 266 products, most often in alcoholic drinks.
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Does brewing water contain an allergen?
Brewing water 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 brewing water vegan?
Yes. Brewing water is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does brewing water have on a label?
On European labels it is “Eau de brassage” in French, “Brauwasser” in German and “acqua per infusione” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.
- French
- Eau de brassage
- German
- Brauwasser
- Italian
- acqua per infusione
- Czech
- Pivovarská voda
- Croatian
- pivovarska voda
Which foods contain brewing water?
Open Food Facts lists brewing water in the ingredients of 266 products, most often alcoholic drinks, unsweetened drinks and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Belgium.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 239 · France 28 · Belgium 4 · Italy 4.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where brewing water turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is brewing water?
Brewing water is a kind of water.
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- Open Food Facts: Brewing water
- 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
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