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Ingredient dictionary

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

Lentils are a kind of legume. They are not one of the allergens that labels must declare. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 6,833 products, most often in ready meals.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Do lentils contain an allergen?

Lentils are 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.

Are lentils vegan?

Yes. Lentils are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 do lentils have on a label?

In English lentils can also read “lentil”, “Masoor dal” or “Masur dal”. On European labels they are “lentilles” in French, “Linse” in German and “lenteja” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In EnglishlentilMasoor dalMasur dal

French: lentilles, lentille
German: Linse, Linsen
Spanish: lenteja
Italian: Lenticchie, lenticchia
Dutch: linzen, linze
Portuguese: Lentilha
Polish: soczewica, soczewicy
Swedish: Linser, Lins
Danish: Linser
Norwegian: Linse
Finnish: linssi, linssit
Czech: čočka jedlá, čočka
Hungarian: főzeléklencse, lencse
Romanian: Linte
Croatian: leća
Turkish: Mercimek

Which foods contain lentils?

Open Food Facts lists lentils or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 6,833 products, most often ready meals, beans and pulses and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

Ready meals1,790
Beans and pulses1,138
Pasta, rice and flour534
Savoury snacks368
Soups310
Vegetables253

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2,702 · United States 1,351 · Germany 829 · United Kingdom 662.

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

What kind of ingredient are lentils?

Lentils are a kind of legume.

Kinds of lentilsRed lentils Green lentils Lentil flour Black lentils Precooked lentils Brown lentils Sprouted lentilsYellow lentilsDried lentilsRaw lentils

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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.

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