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Ingredient dictionary

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

Inulin is a kind of vegetable fiber. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 7,899 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does inulin contain an allergen?

Inulin 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 inulin vegan?

Yes. Inulin 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 inulin have on a label?

On European labels it is “inuline” in French, “Inulina” in Spanish and “Inulina” in Italian. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French: inuline
Spanish: Inulina
Italian: Inulina
Dutch: Inuline
Portuguese: Inulina
Polish: Inulina, inulina z cykorii
Swedish: inulinfiber
Finnish: inuliini, inuliinikuitu
Romanian: Inulina
Croatian: prehrambena vlakna Beneo, inulin od cikorije

Which foods contain inulin?

Open Food Facts lists inulin or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 7,899 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ice cream and breakfast cereals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes1,145
Ice cream400
Breakfast cereals330
Chocolate311
Sweets281
Milk and yoghurt260

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3,108 · France 1,340 · Germany 842 · United Kingdom 410.

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

What kind of ingredient is inulin?

Inulin is a kind of vegetable fiber.

Kinds of inulinJerusalem artichoke inulin

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