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Ingredient dictionary

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

Coriander seed 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 1,860 products, most often in dressings and sauces. Per 100 g: about 346 kcal and 12 g protein.

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

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Does coriander seed contain an allergen?

Coriander seed 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 seed vegan?

Yes. Coriander seed 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 seed have on a label?

On European labels it is “graine de coriandre” in French, “Koriandersamen” in German and “Semillas de cilantro” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

French: graine de coriandre, graines de coriandre
German: Koriandersamen
Spanish: Semillas de cilantro
Italian: Semi di coriandolo
Dutch: korianderzaad
Portuguese: semente de coentro
Polish: owoc kolendry, owoc kolendry siewnej
Swedish: korianderfrö
Danish: korianderfrø
Norwegian: korianderfrö
Finnish: korianterinsiemen
Czech: semeno koriandro
Croatian: sjeme korijandera

Which foods contain coriander seed?

Open Food Facts lists coriander seed in the ingredients of 1,860 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Dressings and sauces288
Ready meals202
Salty and fatty foods87
Savoury snacks46
Biscuits and cakes32
Pasta, rice and flour27

Products with it, by country of sale: France 518 · United Kingdom 416 · Netherlands 350 · United States 242.

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

How many calories are in coriander seed?

Coriander seed has about 346 kcal per 100 g, with 12 g protein, 13 g carbohydrate and 18 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Coriander, seed” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

346kcal per 100 g

12g protein

13g carbohydrate

18g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 3 g, saturated fat 1 g, fibre 42 g, salt 0.09 g, energy 1,430 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11026. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is coriander seed?

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

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