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Juniper berry on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Juniper berry is a kind of juniper. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 511 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does juniper berry contain an allergen?

Juniper berry 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 juniper berry vegan?

Yes. Juniper berry 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 juniper berry have on a label?

In English juniper berry can also read “juniper berries”. On European labels it is “baies de genièvre” in French, “Wacholderbeere” in German and “baya de enebro” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishjuniper berries
French
baies de genièvre, baies de genévrier
German
Wacholderbeere, Wacholderbeeren
Spanish
baya de enebro, bayas de enebro
Italian
coccola di ginepro
Dutch
bessen van de jeneverbes, jeneverbessen
Portuguese
semente de zimbro, baga de zimbro
Polish
owoc jałowca, owoce jałowca
Swedish
enbär
Danish
enebær
Norwegian
einebær, einerbær
Finnish
katajanmarja, katajanmarjat
Czech
jalovčinka
Hungarian
borókabogyó
Romanian
boabă de ienupăr
Croatian
bobica kleke, bobice kleke

Which foods contain juniper berry?

Open Food Facts lists juniper berry in the ingredients of 511 products, most often ready meals, processed meat and vegetables. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Ready meals161
  • Processed meat68
  • Vegetables36
  • Meat33
  • Unsweetened drinks23
  • Dressings and sauces18

Products with it, by country of sale: France 331 · Germany 74 · United States 46 · United Kingdom 26.

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

What kind of ingredient is juniper berry?

Juniper berry is a kind of juniper.

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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: Juniper berry
  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: Juniper berry

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