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

Linden is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 371 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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Does linden contain an allergen?

Linden 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 linden vegan?

Yes. Linden 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 linden have on a label?

On European labels it is “tilleul” in French, “Lindenblüten” in German and “Tila” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
tilleul, fleurs de tilleul
German
Lindenblüten
Spanish
Tila
Italian
Fiori di tiglio
Dutch
Linde, lindebloesem
Finnish
lehmus
Croatian
lipa, cvijet lipe

Which foods contain linden?

Open Food Facts lists linden in the ingredients of 371 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweetened drinks and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Switzerland.

  • Unsweetened drinks227
  • Sweetened drinks53
  • Sweets23
  • Chocolate4
  • Drinks with sweeteners2
  • Breakfast cereals2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 246 · Germany 60 · Switzerland 40 · Spain 24.

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

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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: Linden
  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: Tilia

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