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Granulated sugar on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Granulated sugar is a kind of sugar. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 889 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does granulated sugar contain an allergen?

Granulated sugar 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 granulated sugar vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of granulated sugar are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does granulated sugar have on a label?

On European labels it is “Sucre cristal” in French, “Zucker mittelgross” in German and “Azúcar cristalizado” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

French
Sucre cristal
German
Zucker mittelgross
Spanish
Azúcar cristalizado
Dutch
Kristalsuiker
Portuguese
Açúcar granulado
Finnish
kidesokeri
Hungarian
kristálycukor
Croatian
šećer bijeli kristal, šećer kristal

Which foods contain granulated sugar?

Open Food Facts lists granulated sugar in the ingredients of 889 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and bread. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Biscuits and cakes254
  • Sweets113
  • Bread72
  • Dressings and sauces40
  • Sandwiches25
  • Pasta, rice and flour15

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 632 · France 138 · United Kingdom 50 · Netherlands 17.

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

What kind of ingredient is granulated sugar?

Granulated sugar is a kind of sugar.

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

Sources

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: Granulated sugar
  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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