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Guarana extract on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Guarana extract is a kind of guarana. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 700 products, most often in sweetened drinks.

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Does guarana extract contain an allergen?

Guarana extract 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 guarana extract vegan?

Yes. Guarana extract 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 guarana extract have on a label?

On European labels it is “extrait de guarana” in French, “Guarana-Extrakt” in German and “Extracto de guaraná” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

French
extrait de guarana
German
Guarana-Extrakt
Spanish
Extracto de guaraná
Italian
estratto di guarana
Swedish
guaranaextrakt
Danish
guarana-ekstrakt
Finnish
guaranauute
Croatian
ekstrakt guarane

Which foods contain guarana extract?

Open Food Facts lists guarana extract in the ingredients of 700 products, most often sweetened drinks, drinks with sweeteners and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Sweetened drinks216
  • Drinks with sweeteners179
  • Unsweetened drinks54
  • Biscuits and cakes9
  • Alcoholic drinks8
  • Fruit6

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 272 · France 150 · Germany 70 · Spain 26.

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

What kind of ingredient is guarana extract?

Guarana extract is a kind of guarana.

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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: Guarana extract
  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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