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Citrus fibre on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Citrus fibre is a kind of vegetable fiber. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 3,583 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does citrus fibre contain an allergen?

Citrus fibre 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 citrus fibre vegan?

Yes. Citrus fibre 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 citrus fibre have on a label?

In English citrus fibre can also read “citrus fibres”. On European labels it is “fibre d'agrume” in French, “citrusfaser” in German and “fibra di agrumi” in Italian. The other 7 languages are listed below.

In Englishcitrus fibres
French
fibre d'agrume, fibre végétale d'agrumes
German
citrusfaser, zitrusfaser
Italian
fibra di agrumi, fibra di agrume
Dutch
citrusvezel, citrusvezels
Polish
błonnik cytrusowy, błonnik z owoców cytrusowych
Swedish
citrusfiber, citrusfibrer
Danish
citrusfibre
Finnish
sitruskuitu
Romanian
fibră de citrice
Croatian
citrusna vlakna, vlakna citrusa

Which foods contain citrus fibre?

Open Food Facts lists citrus fibre or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 3,583 products, most often biscuits and cakes, dressings and sauces and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes431
  • Dressings and sauces302
  • Ready meals243
  • Ice cream135
  • Milk and yoghurt97
  • Sweets96

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,045 · United States 703 · Germany 512 · United Kingdom 401.

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

What kind of ingredient is citrus fibre?

Citrus fibre is a kind of vegetable fiber.

Kinds of citrus fibreLemon fibre

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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: Citrus fibre
  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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