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Natural bitter almond flavouring on a food label: it may contain tree nuts

Natural bitter almond flavouring is a kind of natural flavouring. It may be made from tree nuts. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 118 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does natural bitter almond flavouring contain an allergen?

Natural bitter almond flavouring may be made from tree nuts or only taste of them. If it is made from them, the label must say so wherever the allergen lists apply.

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Is natural bitter almond flavouring vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of natural bitter almond flavouring are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.
Tree nut allergyHeads upIt may be made from tree nuts.

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What other names does natural bitter almond flavouring have on a label?

On European labels it is “arôme naturel d'amande amère” in French, “natürliches Bittermandelaroma” in German and “aroma naturale di mandorle amare” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

French
arôme naturel d'amande amère
German
natürliches Bittermandelaroma, natürliches Bittermandel-Aroma
Italian
aroma naturale di mandorle amare
Croatian
prirodna aroma kiselog badema

Which foods contain natural bitter almond flavouring?

Open Food Facts lists natural bitter almond flavouring in the ingredients of 118 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and ice cream. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Switzerland.

  • Biscuits and cakes76
  • Sweets11
  • Ice cream6
  • Sweetened drinks5
  • Ready meals1
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 114 · United States 2 · Switzerland 2 · Serbia 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is natural bitter almond flavouring?

Natural bitter almond flavouring is a kind of natural flavouring.

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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: Natural bitter almond flavouring
  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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