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Ingredient dictionary

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

Glasswort is a kind of seaweed. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 43 products, most often in fish and seafood. Per 100 g: about 14 kcal and 0.7 g protein.

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

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Does glasswort contain an allergen?

Glasswort 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 glasswort vegan?

Yes. Glasswort 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 glasswort have on a label?

In English glasswort can also read “marsh samphire”. On European labels it is “salicorne” in French, “Queller” in German and “Salicornia” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishmarsh samphire

French: salicorne
German: Queller
Spanish: Salicornia
Italian: salicornia
Dutch: zeekraal
Croatian: staklenka

Which foods contain glasswort?

Open Food Facts lists glasswort or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 43 products, most often fish and seafood, dressings and sauces and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Fish and seafood6
Dressings and sauces3
Ready meals2
Vegetables1
Salty and fatty foods1
Pasta, rice and flour1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 39 · Belgium 3 · Netherlands 2 · Italy 1.

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

How many calories are in glasswort?

Glasswort has about 14 kcal per 100 g, with 0.7 g protein, 1.1 g carbohydrate and 0.2 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Glasswort (Salicornia sp.), fresh” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

14kcal per 100 g

0.7g protein

1.1g carbohydrate

0.2g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.9 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 2.5 g, salt 2.56 g, energy 58 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20283. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is glasswort?

Glasswort is a kind of seaweed.

Kinds of glasswortFresh glasswort

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