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Ingredient dictionary

Fenugreek seed on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Fenugreek seed is a kind of fenugreek. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 699 products, most often in processed meat. Per 100 g: about 350 kcal and 27 g protein.

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

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Does fenugreek seed contain an allergen?

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

Is fenugreek seed vegan?

Yes. Fenugreek seed 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 fenugreek seed have on a label?

In English fenugreek seed can also read “fenugreek seeds”. On European labels it is “graine de fenugrec” in French, “Bockshornkleesamen” in German and “semilla de fenegreco” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

In Englishfenugreek seeds

French: graine de fenugrec, graines de fenugrec
German: Bockshornkleesamen, Bockshornkleesaat
Spanish: semilla de fenegreco, semilla de alholva
Italian: seme di fieno greco, semi di fieno greco
Dutch: fenegriekzaad
Polish: nasiona kozieradki, nasiono kozieradki
Swedish: bockhornsklöverfrö
Danish: bukkehornsfrø
Finnish: sarviapilan siemen, sarviapilan siemenet
Croatian: sjeme piskavice

Which foods contain fenugreek seed?

Open Food Facts lists fenugreek seed in the ingredients of 699 products, most often processed meat, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Processed meat62
Ready meals60
Dressings and sauces45
Pasta, rice and flour32
Poultry23
Savoury snacks13

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 272 · Netherlands 105 · United Kingdom 92 · France 92.

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

How many calories are in fenugreek seed?

Fenugreek seed has about 350 kcal per 100 g, with 27 g protein, 34 g carbohydrate and 6.4 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Fenugreek, seed” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

350kcal per 100 g

27g protein

34g carbohydrate

6.4g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 8.7 g, saturated fat 1.5 g, fibre 25 g, salt 0.17 g, energy 1,470 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11077. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is fenugreek seed?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, fenugreek seed sits under fenugreek and seed.

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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.

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