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

Jackfruit is a kind of fruit. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 191 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does jackfruit contain an allergen?

Jackfruit 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 jackfruit vegan?

Yes. Jackfruit 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 jackfruit have on a label?

On European labels it is “fruit du jacquier” in French, “Jackfrucht” in German and “giaca” in Italian.

French
fruit du jacquier, fruit du jaquier
German
Jackfrucht
Italian
giaca

Which foods contain jackfruit?

Open Food Facts lists jackfruit in the ingredients of 191 products, most often ready meals, fruit and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.

  • Ready meals19
  • Fruit17
  • Vegetables15
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches9
  • Meat8
  • Dried fruit5

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 52 · Germany 39 · United Kingdom 36 · France 32.

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

What kind of ingredient is jackfruit?

Jackfruit is a kind of fruit.

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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: Jackfruit
  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
  4. Wikipedia: Jackfruit

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