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Brown mustard on a food label: it contains mustard

Brown mustard is a kind of mustard. It contains mustard, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 251 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does brown mustard contain an allergen?

Yes. Brown mustard contains mustard: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MustardNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is brown mustard vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of brown mustard 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.
Mustard allergyNot for youIt contains mustard.

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What other names does brown mustard have on a label?

On European labels it is “braunes Senf” in German and “senape bruna” in Italian.

German
braunes Senf
Italian
senape bruna

Which foods contain brown mustard?

Open Food Facts lists brown mustard or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 251 products, most often dressings and sauces, salty and fatty foods and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and Germany.

  • Dressings and sauces58
  • Salty and fatty foods26
  • Sandwiches20
  • Ready meals19
  • Meat18
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches12

Products with it, by country of sale: France 77 · United Kingdom 72 · Germany 54 · United States 43.

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

What kind of ingredient is brown mustard?

Brown mustard is a kind of mustard.

Kinds of brown mustardBrown mustard seed

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Sources

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: Brown mustard
  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. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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