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Eau de vie on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Eau de vie is a kind of alcohol. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 200 products, most often in processed meat. Per 100 g: about 229 kcal and 0 g protein.

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Does eau de vie contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link eau de vie to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is eau de vie vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of eau de vie are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does eau de vie have on a label?

On European labels it is “Obstbrand” in German and “acqua di vita” in Italian.

German
Obstbrand
Italian
acqua di vita

Which foods contain eau de vie?

Open Food Facts lists eau de vie in the ingredients of 200 products, most often processed meat, pastries and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, Switzerland and Belgium.

  • Processed meat49
  • Pastries26
  • Sweets22
  • Biscuits and cakes12
  • Ready meals9
  • Dressings and sauces6

Products with it, by country of sale: France 179 · Switzerland 15 · Belgium 6 · Germany 5.

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

How many calories are in eau de vie?

Eau de vie has about 229 kcal per 100 g, with 0 g protein, 0.4 g carbohydrate and 0 g fat. The figures are for food 1001 in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

229kcal per 100 g
0g protein
0.4g carbohydrate
0g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0 g, energy 950 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 1001. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is eau de vie?

Eau de vie is a kind of alcohol.

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

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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: Eau de vie
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0

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