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

Citrus flavouring is a kind of flavouring. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 705 products, most often in sweetened drinks.

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Does citrus flavouring contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link citrus flavouring to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is citrus flavouring vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of citrus flavouring are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.

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What other names does citrus flavouring have on a label?

On European labels it is “arôme d'agrume” in French, “Zitrusfruchtaroma” in German and “aroma de cítricos” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
arôme d'agrume
German
Zitrusfruchtaroma, Zitrusfrucht-Aroma
Spanish
aroma de cítricos, aroma cítrico
Italian
aroma di agrumi
Polish
aromat cytrusowy, aromat z cytrusów
Finnish
sitrusaromi
Czech
citrusové aroma
Hungarian
citrus aroma
Croatian
aroma citrusa

Which foods contain citrus flavouring?

Open Food Facts lists citrus flavouring or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 705 products, most often sweetened drinks, drinks with sweeteners and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Sweetened drinks284
  • Drinks with sweeteners77
  • Sweets68
  • Alcoholic drinks47
  • Unsweetened drinks45
  • Biscuits and cakes26

Products with it, by country of sale: France 383 · Germany 138 · United States 72 · Belgium 44.

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

What kind of ingredient is citrus flavouring?

Citrus flavouring is a kind of flavouring.

Kinds of citrus flavouringNatural citrus flavouring

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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 flavouring
  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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