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Ingredient dictionary

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

Some kinds of fiber carry an allergen (gluten and soy). It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 41,491 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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

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Does fiber contain an allergen?

It depends on the kind. Some kinds of fiber carry an allergen: wheat fiber, wheat stalk fiber and rye fiber contain gluten; soy fiber and soya bean fiber contain soy. A label must name the allergen, so check which kind it says.

Is fiber vegan?

Yes. Fiber 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.

Coeliac or gluten-freeHeads upSome kinds contain gluten, for example wheat fiber.

Soy allergyHeads upSome kinds contain soy, for example soy fiber.

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What other names does fiber have on a label?

In English fiber can also read “fibre”, “dietary fibre” or “dietary fiber”. On European labels it is “fibre” in French, “Faser” in German and “fibra” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishfibredietary fibredietary fiberdietary fibers

French: fibre, fibre alimentaire
German: Faser, Nahrungsfasern
Spanish: fibra, fibra alimentaria
Italian: fibra, fibra alimentare
Dutch: vezel, voedingsvezel
Portuguese: fibra, fibra alimentar
Polish: włókno, błonnik
Swedish: kostfiber, fibrer
Finnish: kuitu, ravintokuitu
Czech: vlákno, vláknina
Hungarian: szálasanyag
Romanian: Fibră
Croatian: vlakna, vlakno
Turkish: Lif

Which foods contain fiber?

Open Food Facts lists fiber or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 41,491 products, most often biscuits and cakes, bread and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

Biscuits and cakes5,306
Bread2,505
Ready meals2,149
Pasta, rice and flour1,406
Breakfast cereals1,039
Poultry986

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 12,545 · France 12,238 · United Kingdom 3,101 · Germany 2,979.

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

What kind of ingredient is fiber?

Kinds of fiberVegetable fiber Soluble fibreBetaglucan

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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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