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

Marigold is a kind of herb. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 190 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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Does marigold contain an allergen?

Marigold 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 marigold vegan?

Yes. Marigold 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 marigold have on a label?

On European labels it is “souci” in French, “Ringelblume” in German and “calendula” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

French
souci, soucis
German
Ringelblume, Ringelblumen
Spanish
calendula, caléndula
Italian
calendula
Dutch
Goudsbloem
Polish
Nagietek lekarski
Swedish
Ringblomma
Danish
Have-Morgenfrue
Norwegian
Ringblom
Finnish
kehäkukka, tarhakehäkukka
Czech
měsíček lékařský
Hungarian
Orvosi körömvirág
Romanian
Gălbenele
Croatian
neven, Calendula officinalis L.

Which foods contain marigold?

Open Food Facts lists marigold in the ingredients of 190 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweetened drinks and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Unsweetened drinks57
  • Sweetened drinks16
  • Sweets14
  • Cheese14
  • Biscuits and cakes3
  • Meat2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 61 · Germany 45 · United States 23 · Switzerland 23.

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

What kind of ingredient is marigold?

Marigold is a kind of herb.

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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: Marigold
  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: Calendula officinalis

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