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Ingredient dictionary

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

Melon is a kind of fruit. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,124 products, most often in sweets.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does melon contain an allergen?

Melon 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 melon vegan?

Yes. Melon 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 melon have on a label?

On European labels it is “melons” in French, “Melone” in German and “melone” in Italian. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French: melons
German: Melone
Italian: melone
Dutch: meloen
Portuguese: Melão
Finnish: meloni
Czech: meloun, melouny
Romanian: pepene galben
Croatian: dinja
Turkish: kavun

Which foods contain melon?

Open Food Facts lists melon or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 2,124 products, most often sweets, fruit and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

Sweets471
Fruit224
Sweetened drinks180
Unsweetened drinks156
Biscuits and cakes141
Fruit and vegetables86

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 824 · France 791 · United Kingdom 102 · Germany 86.

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

What kind of ingredient is melon?

Melon is a kind of fruit.

Kinds of melonWatermelon Cantaloupe Honeydew melonWax gourdGalia melonCasaba

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