Ingredient dictionary
Cashew apples on a food label: they contain tree nuts
Cashew apples are a kind of fruit. They contain tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 23 products, most often in dressings and sauces.
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Do cashew apples contain an allergen?
Yes. Cashew apples contain tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree nuts | Required12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removed | Required8 named nuts | Required |
Are cashew apples vegan?
Yes. Cashew apples are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.
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What other names do cashew apples have on a label?
On European labels they are “anacardes” in French, “Kaschuäpfeln” in German and “manzana de cajú” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.
- French
- anacardes
- German
- Kaschuäpfeln
- Spanish
- manzana de cajú
- Italian
- pomo di acagiù
- Dutch
- cashewappelen
- Portuguese
- caju
- Polish
- owoców nerkowca
- Swedish
- cashewäpplen
- Danish
- kasjufrugt
- Finnish
- cashew-omenaa
- Czech
- plodů kešu
- Hungarian
- kasualma
- Romanian
- alunelor de caju
- Croatian
- oraščićevu jabuku, kajušku jabuku
Which foods contain cashew apples?
Open Food Facts lists cashew apples in the ingredients of 23 products, most often dressings and sauces, biscuits and cakes and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in Brazil, Portugal and France.
Products with it, by country of sale: Brazil 10 · Portugal 5 · France 4 · Spain 3.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where cashew apples turn up, not how much of the market they are.
What kind of ingredient are cashew apples?
Cashew apples are a kind of fruit.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Cashew apples
- 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
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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