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Gardenia jasminoides on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Gardenia jasminoides are not one of the allergens that labels must declare. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 70 products, most often in sweets.

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Do gardenia jasminoides contain an allergen?

Gardenia jasminoides are 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.

Are gardenia jasminoides vegan?

Yes. Gardenia jasminoides are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 do gardenia jasminoides have on a label?

On European labels they are “Gardenie” in German, “Kaapse jasmijn” in Dutch and “Gardenia jaśminowata” in Polish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

German
Gardenie
Dutch
Kaapse jasmijn
Polish
Gardenia jaśminowata
Finnish
Kiinangardenia
Czech
Gardénie jasmínovitá
Croatian
gardenija jasminoidna

Which foods contain gardenia jasminoides?

Open Food Facts lists gardenia jasminoides in the ingredients of 70 products, most often sweets, sandwiches and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in Japan, France and the United States.

  • Sweets18
  • Sandwiches9
  • Biscuits and cakes5
  • Ready meals2
  • Ice cream1

Products with it, by country of sale: Japan 59 · France 5 · United States 3 · Taiwan 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where gardenia jasminoides turn up, not how much of the market they are.

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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: Gardenia jasminoides
  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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