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Ingredient dictionary

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

Citrus fruit is a kind of fruit. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 57,944 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does citrus fruit contain an allergen?

Citrus fruit 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 fruit vegan?

Yes. Citrus fruit 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 fruit have on a label?

In English citrus fruit can also read “citrus”. On European labels it is “agrume” in French, “Zitrusfrucht” in German and “cítricos” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In Englishcitrus

French: agrume, agrumes
German: Zitrusfrucht, Zitrusfruchten
Spanish: cítricos
Italian: agrumi, agrume
Dutch: citrusvrucht, citrusvruchten
Portuguese: Citrus
Polish: Cytrusy, cytrus
Swedish: Citrussläktet
Danish: Citrus
Norwegian: Sitrusfrukt
Finnish: sitrushedelmä, sitrus
Czech: Citrus
Hungarian: Citrus
Romanian: Citrice
Croatian: citrus
Turkish: Narenciye

Which foods contain citrus fruit?

Open Food Facts lists citrus fruit or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 57,944 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweetened drinks and sweets. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Unsweetened drinks8,328
Sweetened drinks6,630
Sweets4,947
Biscuits and cakes3,999
Dressings and sauces3,686
Ready meals2,754

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 19,907 · France 18,620 · Germany 6,267 · United Kingdom 3,641.

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

What kind of ingredient is citrus fruit?

Citrus fruit is a kind of fruit.

Kinds of citrus fruitOrange Lemon Lime Citrus fruit extract Mandarin Grapefruit Citrus oil Kaffir lime Clementine Citron BergamotYuzuCitrus fruit juiceChinottoCitrus unshiu

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