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Ingredient dictionary

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

Fructose is a kind of monosaccharide. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 64,940 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 317 kcal and 0 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does fructose contain an allergen?

Fructose 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 fructose vegan?

Yes. Fructose 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 fructose have on a label?

On European labels it is “Fruktose” in German, “fructosa” in Spanish and “fruttosio” in Italian. The other 11 languages are listed below.

German: Fruktose, Fruchtzucker
Spanish: fructosa
Italian: fruttosio
Portuguese: frutosa, frutose
Polish: fruktoza, fruktozowy
Swedish: fruktos, fruktsocker
Danish: fruktose
Norwegian: fruktose, fruktsukker
Finnish: fruktoosi, hedelmäsokeri
Czech: fruktóza
Hungarian: fruktóz
Romanian: fructoză
Croatian: fruktoza
Turkish: fruktoz

Which foods contain fructose?

Open Food Facts lists fructose or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 64,940 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweetened drinks and sweets. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes14,083
Sweetened drinks7,012
Sweets5,355
Dressings and sauces3,348
Ice cream3,033
Milk and yoghurt1,751

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 31,680 · France 14,988 · Germany 5,808 · Spain 2,803.

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

How many calories are in fructose?

Fructose has about 317 kcal per 100 g, with 0 g protein, 100 g carbohydrate and 0 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Fructose” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

317kcal per 100 g

0g protein

100g carbohydrate

0g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 48 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0 g, energy 1,340 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 31077. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is fructose?

Fructose is a kind of monosaccharide.

Kinds of fructoseGlucose-fructose syrup Fructose syrup Glucose-fructoseHigh fructose starch syrup

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