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Lemon verbena on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Lemon verbena is a kind of verbena. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 261 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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Does lemon verbena contain an allergen?

Lemon verbena 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 lemon verbena vegan?

Yes. Lemon verbena 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 lemon verbena have on a label?

On European labels it is “verveine citronnee” in French, “verbena citriodora” in Italian and “citroenverbena” in Dutch. One more language is listed below.

French
verveine citronnee, verveine citronelle
Italian
verbena citriodora
Dutch
citroenverbena
Croatian
limunska verbena

Which foods contain lemon verbena?

Open Food Facts lists lemon verbena in the ingredients of 261 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweetened drinks and drinks with sweeteners. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Unsweetened drinks164
  • Sweetened drinks39
  • Drinks with sweeteners3
  • Biscuits and cakes2
  • Milk and yoghurt2
  • Ready meals2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 87 · Germany 61 · United States 59 · Spain 17.

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

What kind of ingredient is lemon verbena?

Lemon verbena is a kind of verbena.

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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: Lemon verbena
  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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