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Mint leaf on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Mint leaf is a kind of mint. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 230 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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Does mint leaf contain an allergen?

Mint leaf 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 mint leaf vegan?

Yes. Mint leaf 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 mint leaf have on a label?

In English mint leaf can also read “mint leaves”. On European labels it is “feuilles de menthe” in French, “Minzblätter” in German and “hojas de menta” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

In Englishmint leaves
French
feuilles de menthe
German
Minzblätter
Spanish
hojas de menta, hoja de menta
Italian
foglio di menta, foglie di menta intere
Polish
liść mięty, liście mięty
Finnish
mintunlehti, mintunlehdet
Croatian
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Which foods contain mint leaf?

Open Food Facts lists mint leaf or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 230 products, most often unsweetened drinks, ready meals and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and India.

  • Unsweetened drinks57
  • Ready meals25
  • Sweetened drinks15
  • Dressings and sauces11
  • Savoury snacks7
  • Ice cream6

Products with it, by country of sale: France 86 · United States 60 · India 32 · United Kingdom 12.

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

What kind of ingredient is mint leaf?

Mint leaf is a kind of mint.

Kinds of mint leafSpearmint leaf

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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: Mint leaf
  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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