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Natural clove flavoring on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Natural clove flavoring is a kind of natural flavouring. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 63 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does natural clove flavoring contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link natural clove flavoring to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is natural clove flavoring vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of natural clove flavoring 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.

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What other names does natural clove flavoring have on a label?

On European labels it is “arôme naturel de clou de girofle” in French, “natürliches Nelkenaroma” in German and “aroma natural de clavo” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

French
arôme naturel de clou de girofle
German
natürliches Nelkenaroma
Spanish
aroma natural de clavo
Italian
aroma naturale di chiodo di garofano
Dutch
natuurlijke kruidnagelsmaak
Portuguese
sabor natural de cravo
Polish
naturalny aromat goździkowy, naturalny aromat goździków
Croatian
prirodna aroma klinčića

Which foods contain natural clove flavoring?

Open Food Facts lists natural clove flavoring in the ingredients of 63 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Spain.

  • Dressings and sauces12
  • Ready meals10
  • Sweetened drinks5
  • Oily fish5
  • Sandwiches5
  • Unsweetened drinks3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 38 · Germany 13 · Spain 6 · United Kingdom 4.

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

What kind of ingredient is natural clove flavoring?

Natural clove flavoring 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 clove flavoring
  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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