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Ingredient dictionary

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

Mint 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 7,424 products, most often in unsweetened drinks. Per 100 g: about 58 kcal and 3.5 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does mint contain an allergen?

Mint 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 vegan?

Yes. Mint 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 have on a label?

In English mint can also read “Pudina”. On European labels it is “menthe” in French, “Minze” in German and “menta” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In EnglishPudina

French: menthe
German: Minze, Minzen
Spanish: menta
Italian: menta
Dutch: munt, muntblad
Portuguese: mentha
Polish: mięta, mięty
Swedish: mynta
Danish: mynte
Norwegian: mynteslekta
Finnish: minttu, mintut
Czech: máta
Hungarian: menta
Romanian: mentă
Croatian: metvica
Turkish: nane

Which foods contain mint?

Open Food Facts lists mint or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 7,424 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweets and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Unsweetened drinks1,304
Sweets1,009
Ready meals985
Sweetened drinks377
Dressings and sauces245
Biscuits and cakes241

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2,639 · United States 2,436 · United Kingdom 663 · Germany 633.

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

How many calories are in mint?

Mint has about 58 kcal per 100 g, with 3.5 g protein, 5.3 g carbohydrate and 0.8 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Mint, fresh” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

58kcal per 100 g

3.5g protein

5.3g carbohydrate

0.8g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 5.3 g, saturated fat 0.2 g, fibre 7.4 g, salt 0.08 g, energy 240 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11027. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is mint?

Mint is a kind of herb.

Kinds of mintPeppermint Spearmint Sweetmint Mint leaf Mint oilMint sprig

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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.

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