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

Lukuma is a kind of fruit. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 54 products, most often in chocolate.

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Does lukuma contain an allergen?

Lukuma 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 lukuma vegan?

Yes. Lukuma 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 lukuma have on a label?

On European labels it is “Lúcuma” in German and “lucuma” in Italian.

German
Lúcuma, Lucuma
Italian
lucuma

Which foods contain lukuma?

Open Food Facts lists lukuma or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 54 products, most often chocolate, breakfast cereals and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Switzerland.

  • Chocolate19
  • Breakfast cereals8
  • Biscuits and cakes4
  • Fruit and vegetables1
  • Milk and yoghurt1
  • Pasta, rice and flour1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 37 · Germany 15 · Switzerland 7 · Netherlands 5.

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

What kind of ingredient is lukuma?

Lukuma is a kind of fruit.

Kinds of lukumaLukuma powder

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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: Lukuma
  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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