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Nib sugar on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Nib sugar is a kind of sugar. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 266 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does nib sugar contain an allergen?

Nib sugar 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 nib sugar vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of nib sugar are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

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What other names does nib sugar have on a label?

In English nib sugar can also read “pearl sugar” or “sugar pearls”. On European labels it is “sucre perlé” in French, “Hagelzucker” in German and “granella di zucchero” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In Englishpearl sugarsugar pearls
French
sucre perlé, perles de sucre
German
Hagelzucker, Perlzucker
Italian
granella di zucchero
Dutch
parelsuiker, hagelsuiker
Croatian
sitni šećer

Which foods contain nib sugar?

Open Food Facts lists nib sugar in the ingredients of 266 products, most often biscuits and cakes, pastries and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, Italy and Belgium.

  • Biscuits and cakes130
  • Pastries74
  • Sweets3
  • Ice cream2
  • Ready meals1
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 162 · Italy 39 · Belgium 39 · United States 28.

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

What kind of ingredient is nib sugar?

Nib sugar is a kind of sugar.

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

Sources

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: Nib sugar
  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
  4. Wikipedia: Nib sugar

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