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Dried walnuts on a food label: they contain tree nuts

Dried walnuts are a kind of walnut. They contain tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan.

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Do dried walnuts contain an allergen?

Yes. Dried walnuts contain tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Tree nutsRequired12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removedRequired8 named nutsRequired

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Are dried walnuts vegan?

Yes. Dried walnuts are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
Tree nut allergyNot for youThey contain tree nuts.

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What other names do dried walnuts have on a label?

On European labels they are “noix sèches” in French, “getrocknete Walnüsse” in German and “nueces secas” in Spanish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
noix sèches
German
getrocknete Walnüsse
Spanish
nueces secas
Italian
noci secche
Croatian
sušeni orasi

Which foods contain dried walnuts?

Open Food Facts lists dried walnuts in the ingredients of 10 products, most often nuts and fruit. Most of them are sold in France.

  • Nuts9
  • Fruit1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 10.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where dried walnuts turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are dried walnuts?

Dried walnuts are a kind of walnut.

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Sources

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: Dried walnuts
  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. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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