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Decaffeinated black tea on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Decaffeinated black tea is a kind of black tea. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 86 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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Does decaffeinated black tea contain an allergen?

Decaffeinated black tea 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 decaffeinated black tea vegan?

Yes. Decaffeinated black tea 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 decaffeinated black tea have on a label?

On European labels it is “thé noir décaféiné” in French, “Entkofeinierter Schwarztee” in German and “té negro sin cafeína” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
thé noir décaféiné
German
Entkofeinierter Schwarztee
Spanish
té negro sin cafeína, té negro descafeinado
Italian
te nero decaffeinato, tè nero decaffeinato
Portuguese
Chá preto descafeinado
Croatian
crni čaj bez kofeina

Which foods contain decaffeinated black tea?

Open Food Facts lists decaffeinated black tea in the ingredients of 86 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweetened drinks and drinks with sweeteners. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain.

  • Unsweetened drinks44
  • Sweetened drinks8
  • Drinks with sweeteners6

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 58 · United Kingdom 12 · Spain 6 · Canada 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is decaffeinated black tea?

Decaffeinated black tea is a kind of black tea.

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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: Decaffeinated black tea
  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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