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

Coriander is a kind of herb. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 22,454 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does coriander contain an allergen?

Coriander 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 vegan?

Yes. Coriander 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 have on a label?

On European labels it is “coriandre” in French, “Koriander” in German and “cilantro” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

French
coriandre
German
Koriander
Spanish
cilantro
Italian
Coriandolo
Dutch
koriander, Ketoembar
Portuguese
Coentro
Polish
kolender, kolendra
Swedish
koriander
Danish
koriander
Norwegian
koriander
Finnish
korianteri
Czech
koriandr
Hungarian
Koriander
Romanian
Coriandru
Croatian
korijander, korijandar
Turkish
Kişniş

Which foods contain coriander?

Open Food Facts lists coriander or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 22,454 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and processed meat. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Dressings and sauces4,036
  • Ready meals3,550
  • Processed meat851
  • Pasta, rice and flour589
  • Savoury snacks459
  • Sandwiches356

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 7,045 · France 6,195 · United Kingdom 3,213 · Germany 2,216.

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

What kind of ingredient is coriander?

Coriander is a kind of herb.

Kinds of corianderCoriander leafCoriander seedCoriander flavourCoriander paste

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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
  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. Wikipedia: Coriander

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