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Ingredient dictionary

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

Some kinds of flavouring carry an allergen (gluten). Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 436,041 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20263 sourcesHow we check

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Does flavouring contain an allergen?

It depends on the kind. Some kinds of flavouring carry an allergen: malt flavouring contains gluten. A label must name the allergen, so check which kind it says.

Is flavouring vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of flavouring 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.

Coeliac or gluten-freeHeads upSome kinds contain gluten, for example malt flavouring.

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What other names does flavouring have on a label?

In English flavouring can also read “flavour”, “flavor” or “flavoring”. On European labels it is “arôme” in French, “Aroma” in German and “aroma” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishflavourflavorflavoringaromaflavoursflavorsflavouringsflavorings

French: arôme, arômes
German: Aroma, Aromen
Spanish: aroma, aromas
Italian: aroma, aromi
Dutch: aroma, aroma's
Portuguese: aromatizante, aroma
Polish: aromat, aromaty
Swedish: arom, aromer
Danish: smagsstof, smagstoffer
Norwegian: aroma, aromaer
Finnish: aromi, aromit
Czech: Aroma, aromata
Hungarian: aroma, aromák
Romanian: aromă, aroma
Croatian: aroma, arome

Which foods contain flavouring?

Open Food Facts lists flavouring or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 436,041 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes48,350
Sweets38,439
Sweetened drinks26,334
Ready meals19,707
Dressings and sauces17,634
Milk and yoghurt13,763

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 180,636 · France 118,652 · Germany 32,240 · United Kingdom 20,216.

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

What kind of ingredient is flavouring?

Kinds of flavouringNatural flavouring Artificial flavouring Vanilla flavouring Smoke flavouring Strawberry flavouring Mint flavouring Chicken flavouring Vanillin flavour Lemon flavouring Butter flavouring Caffeine flavour Onion flavouringNature identical flavouringCoconut flavouring Milk flavouring Citrus flavouring

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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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