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Ingredient dictionary

Desiccated coconut on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Desiccated coconut is a kind of coconut. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,708 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 685 kcal and 6.6 g protein.

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

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Does desiccated coconut contain an allergen?

Desiccated coconut 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 desiccated coconut vegan?

Yes. Desiccated coconut 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 desiccated coconut have on a label?

On European labels it is “noix de coco séchée” in French, “Getrocknete Kokosnuss” in German and “coco deshidratado” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French: noix de coco séchée, noix de coco déshydratée
German: Getrocknete Kokosnuss
Spanish: coco deshidratado
Italian: Noce di cocco essiccata
Dutch: gedroogde kokosnoot, kokosrasp
Swedish: torkad kokosnöt
Danish: tørret kokos
Finnish: kuivattu kookos, kuivattua kookosta
Romanian: nuca de cocos deshidratata
Croatian: dehidrirani kokos

Which foods contain desiccated coconut?

Open Food Facts lists desiccated coconut in the ingredients of 1,708 products, most often biscuits and cakes, breakfast cereals and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Biscuits and cakes426
Breakfast cereals306
Sweets115
Dressings and sauces79
Ready meals69
Dried fruit56

Products with it, by country of sale: France 564 · United Kingdom 519 · United States 276 · Australia 105.

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

How many calories are in desiccated coconut?

Desiccated coconut has about 685 kcal per 100 g, with 6.6 g protein, 8.6 g carbohydrate and 66 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Coconut, kernel, dried” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

685kcal per 100 g

6.6g protein

8.6g carbohydrate

66g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 6.6 g, saturated fat 58 g, fibre 14 g, salt 0.06 g, energy 2,820 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 15007. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is desiccated coconut?

Desiccated coconut is a kind of coconut.

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