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Flavouring preparation on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Flavouring preparation is a kind of flavouring. It is made to a recipe, so its allergens depend on the recipe. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 484 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does flavouring preparation contain an allergen?

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

Is flavouring preparation vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of flavouring preparation are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.

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

What other names does flavouring preparation have on a label?

In English flavouring preparation can also read “spice preparation”. On European labels it is “préparation aromatisante” in French, “Gewürzzubereitung” in German and “Preparación de aromas.” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englishspice preparation
French
préparation aromatisante, préparation aromatique
German
Gewürzzubereitung, Aromaextrakte
Spanish
Preparación de aromas.
Italian
preparazione di spezie
Dutch
aromatiserende bereiding
Portuguese
preparacao aromatizante
Polish
preparat aromatyzujący, preparaty aromatyzujące
Swedish
smakberedning
Finnish
aromivalmiste, maustevalmiste
Hungarian
fűszerkészítmény
Romanian
preparat aromatizant
Croatian
pripravak za aromu

Which foods contain flavouring preparation?

Open Food Facts lists flavouring preparation in the ingredients of 484 products, most often ready meals, savoury snacks and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Switzerland.

  • Ready meals95
  • Savoury snacks92
  • Biscuits and cakes27
  • Processed meat27
  • Meat20
  • Nuts12

Products with it, by country of sale: France 238 · Germany 102 · Switzerland 65 · Austria 32.

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

What kind of ingredient is flavouring preparation?

Flavouring preparation is a kind of flavouring.

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: Flavouring preparation
  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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