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Capsicum annuum on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Capsicum annuum is a kind of fruit vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 28,939 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does capsicum annuum contain an allergen?

Capsicum annuum 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 capsicum annuum vegan?

Yes. Capsicum annuum 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 capsicum annuum have on a label?

On European labels it is “spanskpeppar” in Swedish.

Swedish
spanskpeppar, spansk peppar

Which foods contain capsicum annuum?

Open Food Facts lists capsicum annuum or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 28,939 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and vegetables. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Ready meals6,299
  • Dressings and sauces3,088
  • Vegetables1,333
  • Salty and fatty foods1,136
  • Savoury snacks992
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches862

Products with it, by country of sale: France 10,489 · Germany 6,835 · United States 3,381 · United Kingdom 2,775.

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

What kind of ingredient is capsicum annuum?

Capsicum annuum is a kind of fruit vegetable.

Kinds of capsicum annuumBell pepperFriggitello

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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: Capsicum annuum
  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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