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Ingredient dictionary

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

Oregano 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 18,030 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches. Per 100 g: about 265 kcal and 9 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does oregano contain an allergen?

Oregano 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 oregano vegan?

Yes. Oregano 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 oregano have on a label?

On European labels it is “origan” in French, “Origano” in German and “origano” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French: origan
German: Origano
Italian: origano
Portuguese: orégãos
Hungarian: szurokfű
Croatian: origana, origano

Which foods contain oregano?

Open Food Facts lists oregano or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 18,030 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, dressings and sauces and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Pizzas, pies and quiches2,764
Dressings and sauces2,170
Ready meals2,001
Savoury snacks541
Vegetables536
Processed meat360

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 5,352 · France 5,339 · Germany 2,029 · United Kingdom 1,937.

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

How many calories are in oregano?

Oregano has about 265 kcal per 100 g, with 9 g protein, 26 g carbohydrate and 4.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Oregano, dried” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

265kcal per 100 g

9g protein

26g carbohydrate

4.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 4.1 g, saturated fat 1.6 g, fibre 43 g, salt 0.06 g, energy 1,100 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11035 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is oregano?

Oregano is a kind of herb.

Kinds of oreganoDried oregano

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