Ingredient dictionary

Coriander leaf on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Coriander leaf is a kind of coriander. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 6,398 products, most often in dressings and sauces. Per 100 g: about 22 kcal and 2.1 g protein.

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Does coriander leaf contain an allergen?

Coriander leaf 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 coriander leaf vegan?

Yes. Coriander leaf 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 coriander leaf have on a label?

In English coriander leaf can also read “coriander leaves” or “cilantro”. On European labels it is “feuille de coriandre” in French, “Korianderblätter” in German and “hoja de cilantro” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englishcoriander leavescilantro
French
feuille de coriandre, feuilles de coriandre
German
Korianderblätter
Spanish
hoja de cilantro, hojas de cilantro
Italian
foglie di coriandolo
Dutch
korianderblad, korianderblaadjes
Polish
liście kolendry
Swedish
korianderblad
Danish
korianderblad, korianderblade
Norwegian
korianderblad
Finnish
korianterinlehdet, korianterinlehti
Hungarian
korianderlevél
Croatian
list korijandra

Which foods contain coriander leaf?

Open Food Facts lists coriander leaf or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 6,398 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

  • Dressings and sauces2,243
  • Ready meals792
  • Vegetables138
  • Sandwiches125
  • Fruit and vegetables74
  • Pasta, rice and flour74

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 5,133 · United Kingdom 578 · France 288 · Germany 131.

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

How many calories are in coriander leaf?

Coriander leaf has about 22 kcal per 100 g, with 2.1 g protein, 0.9 g carbohydrate and 0.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Coriander, fresh” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

22kcal per 100 g
2.1g protein
0.9g carbohydrate
0.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.9 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 2.8 g, salt 0.12 g, energy 93 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11094 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is coriander leaf?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, coriander leaf sits under coriander and herb.

Kinds of coriander leafFresh raw coriander leafDried coriander leaf

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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: Coriander leaf
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0

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