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Macadamia nut on a food label: it contains tree nuts

Macadamia nut is a kind of tree nut. It contains tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,796 products, most often in nuts. Per 100 g: about 752 kcal and 7.9 g protein.

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Does Macadamia nut contain an allergen?

Yes. Macadamia nut contains tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Tree nutsRequired12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removedRequired8 named nutsRequired

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Is Macadamia nut vegan?

Yes. Macadamia nut 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.
Tree nut allergyNot for youIt contains tree nuts.

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What other names does Macadamia nut have on a label?

In English Macadamia nut can also read “macadamia” or “Queensland nuts”. On European labels it is “noix de macadamia” in French, “Makadamianuss” in German and “nueces macadamia” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In EnglishmacadamiaQueensland nuts
French
noix de macadamia, noix du Queensland
German
Makadamianuss, Macadamianüsse
Spanish
nueces macadamia, nueces de macadamia
Italian
macadamia, noci macadamia
Dutch
macadamianoot, macadamia
Portuguese
macadâmia, nozes de macadâmia
Polish
orzechy makadamia, orzechy Queensland
Swedish
makadamianöt, Queenslandsnöt
Danish
Macadamianød, queenslandnødder
Finnish
macadamia-pähkinä, queensland-pähkinä
Czech
makadamie
Hungarian
makadámia, queenslandi dió
Romanian
nuci de macadamia, nuci de Queensland
Croatian
makadamija orah

Which foods contain Macadamia nut?

Open Food Facts lists Macadamia nut or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,796 products, most often nuts, biscuits and cakes and sweets. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Nuts207
  • Biscuits and cakes204
  • Sweets129
  • Ice cream127
  • Breakfast cereals76
  • Chocolate60

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 885 · France 316 · Germany 117 · Belgium 72.

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

How many calories are in Macadamia nut?

Macadamia nut has about 752 kcal per 100 g, with 7.9 g protein, 5.2 g carbohydrate and 76 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Macadamia nut” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

752kcal per 100 g
7.9g protein
5.2g carbohydrate
76g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 4.2 g, saturated fat 12 g, fibre 8.6 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 3,100 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 15027. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Macadamia nut?

Macadamia nut is a kind of tree nut.

Kinds of Macadamia nutMacadamia nut butter

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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: Macadamia nut
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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