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

Madeira is a kind of liqueur wine. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 333 products, most often in processed meat.

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Does madeira contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link madeira to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is madeira vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of madeira are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does madeira have on a label?

In English madeira can also read “Madeira wine”. On European labels it is “Madère” in French, “Vinho da Madeira” in Portuguese and “Madera” in Polish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

In EnglishMadeira wine
French
Madère, vin de Madère
Portuguese
Vinho da Madeira
Polish
Madera
Swedish
Madeiravin
Finnish
madeira-viini
Romanian
Vin de Madeira
Turkish
Madeira şarabı

Which foods contain madeira?

Open Food Facts lists madeira in the ingredients of 333 products, most often processed meat, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

  • Processed meat87
  • Ready meals67
  • Dressings and sauces36
  • Meat32
  • Offal7
  • Sweets6

Products with it, by country of sale: France 278 · United States 16 · United Kingdom 11 · Belgium 10.

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

What kind of ingredient is madeira?

Madeira is a kind of liqueur wine.

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

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: Madeira
  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: Madeira wine

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