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Mediterranean salt on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Mediterranean salt is a kind of sea salt. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 69 products, most often in sweets.

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Does mediterranean salt contain an allergen?

Mediterranean salt 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 mediterranean salt vegan?

Yes. Mediterranean salt 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 mediterranean salt have on a label?

In English mediterranean salt can also read “Mediterranean sea salt”. On European labels it is “Sel de la Méditerranée” in French, “Mediterranes Meersalz” in German and “Sal de la mar mediterránea” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

In EnglishMediterranean sea salt
French
Sel de la Méditerranée, Sel de la Mer Méditerranée
German
Mediterranes Meersalz
Spanish
Sal de la mar mediterránea, sal mediterránea
Italian
sale del Mediterraneo
Swedish
medelhavssalt
Danish
middelhavssalt
Croatian
mediteranska sol

Which foods contain mediterranean salt?

Open Food Facts lists mediterranean salt in the ingredients of 69 products, most often sweets, bread and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Canada.

  • Sweets9
  • Bread6
  • Vegetables5
  • Dressings and sauces3
  • Processed meat2
  • Pasta, rice and flour1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 52 · France 11 · Canada 2 · Germany 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is mediterranean salt?

Mediterranean salt is a kind of sea salt.

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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: Mediterranean salt
  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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