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

Mint oil 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 102 products, most often in sweets.

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Does mint oil contain an allergen?

Mint oil 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 oil vegan?

Yes. Mint oil 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 oil have on a label?

On European labels it is “huile de menthe” in French, “aceite de menta” in Spanish and “olio di menta” in Italian. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
huile de menthe
Spanish
aceite de menta
Italian
olio di menta
Dutch
muntolie
Polish
olejek miętowy
Czech
mátový olej
Croatian
ulje od mente

Which foods contain mint oil?

Open Food Facts lists mint oil in the ingredients of 102 products, most often sweets, chocolate and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and Spain.

  • Sweets33
  • Chocolate18
  • Dressings and sauces6
  • Biscuits and cakes3
  • Sweetened drinks2
  • Margarine2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 29 · United Kingdom 23 · Spain 10 · United States 9.

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

What kind of ingredient is mint oil?

Mint oil is a kind of mint.

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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 oil
  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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