Ingredient dictionary
Nutmeg nut on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Nutmeg nut is a kind of nutmeg. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,943 products, most often in ready meals.
By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 3 sourcesHow we check
Fits you
for a vegan profile
Does nutmeg nut contain an allergen?
It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link nutmeg nut to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.
Is nutmeg nut vegan?
Yes. Nutmeg nut is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.
What other names does nutmeg nut have on a label?
On European labels it is “noix de muscade” in French, “Muskatnuss” in German and “nuez moscada” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.
- French
- noix de muscade
- German
- Muskatnuss
- Spanish
- nuez moscada
- Italian
- noce moscata in polvere
- Portuguese
- noz-moscada
- Polish
- muszkatołowiec, orzech muszkatołowca
- Swedish
- muskotnöt
- Danish
- muskatnød
- Norwegian
- muskatnøtts
- Finnish
- muskottipähkinä
- Czech
- muškátový oříšek, muškátový ořech
- Croatian
- muškatni oraščić, muškatni orašćić
Which foods contain nutmeg nut?
Open Food Facts lists nutmeg nut in the ingredients of 2,943 products, most often ready meals, processed meat and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Belgium.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,315 · Germany 936 · Belgium 294 · Spain 197.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where nutmeg nut turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is nutmeg nut?
Nutmeg nut is a kind of nutmeg.
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.
- Open Food Facts: Nutmeg nut
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
Contains information from Open Food Facts, which is made available here under the Open Database License (ODbL). Read the licence · Download this dictionary’s data · How we check
Create a website profile with the things you avoid and the people you check for.
Build my profileSave and edit your profile on this website. App transfer is not available yet.