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Broad bean on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Broad bean is a kind of vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,309 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does broad bean contain an allergen?

Broad bean 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 broad bean vegan?

Yes. Broad bean 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.

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What other names does broad bean have on a label?

In English broad bean can also read “fava bean”, “faba bean” or “horse bean”. On European labels it is “fève” in French, “Ackerbohne” in German and “haba” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In Englishfava beanfaba beanhorse beanbroadbean
French
fève, fèves
German
Ackerbohne, Ackerbohnen
Spanish
haba, habas
Italian
fave, fagiolo
Dutch
tuinboon, tuinbonen
Portuguese
Fava
Polish
Bób, bobu
Swedish
bondböna, bondbönor
Danish
Hestebønne
Norwegian
Hestebønne
Finnish
Härkäpapu
Czech
bob obecný
Hungarian
lóbab, holdbab
Romanian
Bob
Croatian
bob
Turkish
Bakla

Which foods contain broad bean?

Open Food Facts lists broad bean or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,309 products, most often ready meals, bread and vegetables. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Ready meals140
  • Bread138
  • Vegetables129
  • Sandwiches71
  • Savoury snacks46
  • Beans and pulses45

Products with it, by country of sale: France 451 · Germany 242 · United States 194 · United Kingdom 130.

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

What kind of ingredient is broad bean?

Broad bean is a kind of vegetable.

Kinds of broad beanBroad bean flourFresh broad bean to shell

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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: Broad bean
  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. Wikipedia: Vicia faba

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