Build my profileBuild my profile

Ingredient dictionary

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

Kombu is a kind of kelp. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 291 products, most often in ready meals.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 4 sourcesHow we check

Fits you

for a vegan profile

Does kombu contain an allergen?

Kombu 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 kombu vegan?

Yes. Kombu 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.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does kombu have on a label?

On European labels it is “konbu” in French, “alga kombu” in Spanish and “alga kombu” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

French
konbu
Spanish
alga kombu
Italian
alga kombu
Finnish
kombu-merilevä

Which foods contain kombu?

Open Food Facts lists kombu or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 291 products, most often ready meals, pasta, rice and flour and fish and seafood. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Japan.

  • Ready meals46
  • Pasta, rice and flour46
  • Fish and seafood15
  • Savoury snacks14
  • Dressings and sauces11
  • Vegetables7

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 78 · France 60 · Japan 59 · Spain 57.

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

What kind of ingredient is kombu?

Kombu is a kind of kelp.

Kinds of kombuSaccharina japonica

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

Sources

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: Kombu
  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: Kombu

Contains information from Open Food Facts, which is made available here under the Open Database License (ODbL). Read the licence · Download this dictionary’s data · How we check

Create a website profile with the things you avoid and the people you check for.

Build my profile

Save and edit your profile on this website. App transfer is not available yet.