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Ingredient dictionary

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

Decaffeinated coffee is a kind of coffee. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 223 products, most often in tea and coffee. Per 100 g: about 4 kcal and 0.1 g protein.

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

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Does decaffeinated coffee contain an allergen?

Decaffeinated coffee 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 coffee vegan?

Yes. Decaffeinated coffee 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 coffee have on a label?

On European labels it is “café décaféiné” in French, “entkoffeinierter Kaffee” in German and “cafe descafeinado” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French: café décaféiné
German: entkoffeinierter Kaffee
Spanish: cafe descafeinado
Italian: Caffè decaffeinato
Dutch: Cafeïnevrije koffie
Finnish: kofeiiniton kahvi
Croatian: dekofeinizirani kave

Which foods contain decaffeinated coffee?

Open Food Facts lists decaffeinated coffee in the ingredients of 223 products, most often tea and coffee, unsweetened drinks and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and the United States.

Tea and coffee107
Unsweetened drinks48
Sweetened drinks7
Biscuits and cakes6
Alcoholic drinks4
Milk and yoghurt3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 125 · Spain 54 · United States 26 · Italy 17.

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

How many calories are in decaffeinated coffee?

Decaffeinated coffee has about 4 kcal per 100 g, with 0.1 g protein, 0.6 g carbohydrate and 0.2 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Decaffeinated not instant coffee, without sugar, ready-to-drink” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

4kcal per 100 g

0.1g protein

0.6g carbohydrate

0.2g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.02 g, energy 19 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 18070. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is decaffeinated coffee?

Decaffeinated coffee is a kind of coffee.

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