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Elderflower on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Elderflower is a kind of elder. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 611 products, most often in sweetened drinks.

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Does elderflower contain an allergen?

Elderflower 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 elderflower vegan?

Yes. Elderflower 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 elderflower have on a label?

In English elderflower can also read “elderflowers”. On European labels it is “fleur de sureau” in French, “Holunderblüte” in German and “fiori di sambuco” in Italian. The other 6 languages are listed below.

In Englishelderflowers
French
fleur de sureau, fleurs de sureau
German
Holunderblüte, Holunderblüten
Italian
fiori di sambuco, sambuco fiore
Dutch
vlierbloesem
Swedish
fläderblom, blommor från fläderbusken
Danish
hyldeblomst
Norwegian
hylleblomst, hyllebærblomst
Finnish
seljankukka
Croatian
cvijet bazge, Sambucus nigra L

Which foods contain elderflower?

Open Food Facts lists elderflower or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 611 products, most often sweetened drinks, unsweetened drinks and sweets. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Sweetened drinks178
  • Unsweetened drinks144
  • Sweets75
  • Drinks with sweeteners22
  • Milk and yoghurt18
  • Alcoholic drinks13

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 213 · France 186 · United Kingdom 71 · Switzerland 59.

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

What kind of ingredient is elderflower?

Elderflower is a kind of elder.

Kinds of elderflowerElderflower extract

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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: Elderflower
  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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