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

Maltose is a kind of sugar. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,010 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does maltose contain an allergen?

Maltose 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 maltose vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of maltose 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 maltose have on a label?

On European labels it is “maltosa” in Spanish, “maltosio” in Italian and “maltosestroop” in Dutch. The other 8 languages are listed below.

Spanish
maltosa
Italian
maltosio
Dutch
maltosestroop
Polish
maltoza
Swedish
maltos
Finnish
maltoosi
Czech
maltóza
Hungarian
maltóz, malátacukor
Romanian
maltoză
Croatian
maltoza
Turkish
Maltoz

Which foods contain maltose?

Open Food Facts lists maltose or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,010 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes313
  • Sweets122
  • Ready meals30
  • Pasta, rice and flour28
  • Dressings and sauces17
  • Ice cream15

Products with it, by country of sale: France 312 · United States 251 · Germany 84 · United Kingdom 74.

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

What kind of ingredient is maltose?

Maltose is a kind of sugar.

Kinds of maltoseMaltose syrup

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: Maltose
  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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