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Kaffir lime peel on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Kaffir lime peel is a kind of kaffir lime. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 233 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does kaffir lime peel contain an allergen?

Kaffir lime peel 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 kaffir lime peel vegan?

Yes. Kaffir lime peel 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 kaffir lime peel have on a label?

On European labels it is “Kaffirlimettenschale” in German, “piel de lima Kaffir” in Spanish and “buccia di lime kaffir” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

German
Kaffirlimettenschale, Kaffirlimettenschalen
Spanish
piel de lima Kaffir
Italian
buccia di lime kaffir
Swedish
kaffir limeskal
Croatian
kora kafirske limete

Which foods contain kaffir lime peel?

Open Food Facts lists kaffir lime peel in the ingredients of 233 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and fruit and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.

  • Dressings and sauces97
  • Ready meals44
  • Fruit and vegetables3
  • Meat3
  • Pasta, rice and flour3
  • Poultry3

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 125 · Germany 38 · United Kingdom 36 · France 23.

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

What kind of ingredient is kaffir lime peel?

Kaffir lime peel is a kind of kaffir lime.

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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: Kaffir lime peel
  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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