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

Cantharellus is a kind of mushroom. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 366 products, most often in vegetables.

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Does cantharellus contain an allergen?

Cantharellus 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 cantharellus vegan?

Yes. Cantharellus 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 cantharellus have on a label?

In English cantharellus can also read “cantharelle”. On European labels it is “Pfifferlinge” in German and “Pieprznik” in Polish.

In Englishcantharelle
German
Pfifferlinge
Polish
Pieprznik

Which foods contain cantharellus?

Open Food Facts lists cantharellus or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 366 products, most often vegetables, ready meals and poultry. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

  • Vegetables86
  • Ready meals66
  • Poultry16
  • Processed meat13
  • Dressings and sauces11
  • Meat8

Products with it, by country of sale: France 228 · Germany 45 · Netherlands 40 · Belgium 19.

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

What kind of ingredient is cantharellus?

Cantharellus is a kind of mushroom.

Kinds of cantharellusGolden chanterelle

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  1. Open Food Facts: Cantharellus
  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

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