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Ingredient dictionary

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

Chervil is a kind of herb. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 669 products, most often in dressings and sauces. Per 100 g: about 40 kcal and 3.7 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does chervil contain an allergen?

Chervil 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 chervil vegan?

Yes. Chervil 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 chervil have on a label?

On European labels it is “cerfeuil” in French, “Kerbel” in German and “perifollo” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

French: cerfeuil
German: Kerbel
Spanish: perifollo, cerafolio
Italian: cerfoglio
Dutch: kervel
Portuguese: cerefólio
Polish: trybula, trybuli
Swedish: körvel
Danish: kørvel
Finnish: kirveli
Hungarian: turbolya
Romanian: asmățui
Croatian: krasuljica

Which foods contain chervil?

Open Food Facts lists chervil or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 669 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and soups. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Belgium.

Dressings and sauces109
Ready meals98
Soups73
Vegetables30
Processed meat29
Cheese22

Products with it, by country of sale: France 417 · Germany 143 · Belgium 68 · Netherlands 32.

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

How many calories are in chervil?

Chervil has about 40 kcal per 100 g, with 3.7 g protein, 3.6 g carbohydrate and 0.6 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Chervil, fresh” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

40kcal per 100 g

3.7g protein

3.6g carbohydrate

0.6g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.6 g, saturated fat 0.2 g, fibre 2.6 g, salt 0.04 g, energy 167 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11002 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is chervil?

Chervil is a kind of herb.

Kinds of chervilFresh chervilDried chervil

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