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Celery seed on a food label: it contains celery

Celery seed is a kind of celery. It contains celery, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,832 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does celery seed contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
CeleryNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is celery seed vegan?

Yes. Celery seed 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.
Celery allergyNot for youIt contains celery.

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What other names does celery seed have on a label?

On European labels it is “graines de céleri” in French, “Selleriesamen” in German and “semilla de apio” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

French
graines de céleri
German
Selleriesamen, Selleriesaat
Spanish
semilla de apio
Italian
semi di sedano
Dutch
selderij zaad, selderijzaad
Polish
nasiona selera
Swedish
sellerifrö
Danish
sellerifrø
Norwegian
sellerifrø
Finnish
sellerinsiemen
Croatian
sjeme celera

Which foods contain celery seed?

Open Food Facts lists celery seed in the ingredients of 2,832 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Ready meals364
  • Dressings and sauces360
  • Pasta, rice and flour52
  • Fish and seafood46
  • Poultry43
  • Biscuits and cakes40

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 2,019 · France 230 · Germany 193 · Netherlands 159.

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

What kind of ingredient is celery seed?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, celery seed sits under celery and 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: Celery seed
  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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