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

Flax seed fiber is a kind of vegetable fiber. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 242 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does flax seed fiber contain an allergen?

Flax seed fiber 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 flax seed fiber vegan?

Yes. Flax seed 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.

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What other names does flax seed fiber have on a label?

In English flax seed fiber can also read “flaxseed fiber”, “flax fiber” or “flax fibers”. On European labels it is “fibre de lin” in French, “fibra di semi di lino” in Italian and “linfröfiber” in Swedish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishflaxseed fiberflax fiberflax fibers
French
fibre de lin, fibres de lin
Italian
fibra di semi di lino
Swedish
linfröfiber
Danish
hørfrøfiber
Finnish
pellavansiemenkuitu
Croatian
vlakna sjemenki lana

Which foods contain flax seed fiber?

Open Food Facts lists flax seed fiber in the ingredients of 242 products, most often ready meals, ice cream and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Belgium.

  • Ready meals55
  • Ice cream37
  • Dressings and sauces15
  • Bread10
  • Biscuits and cakes9
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches9

Products with it, by country of sale: France 191 · United States 13 · Belgium 11 · Australia 9.

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

What kind of ingredient is flax seed fiber?

Flax seed fiber is a kind of vegetable fiber.

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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: Flax seed fiber
  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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