Ingredient dictionary
Pecan nut on a food label: it contains tree nuts
Pecan nut is a kind of tree nut. It contains tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 6,862 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 730 kcal and 9.6 g protein.
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Does pecan nut contain an allergen?
Yes. Pecan nut contains tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree nuts | Required12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removed | Required8 named nuts | Required |
Is pecan nut vegan?
Yes. Pecan nut is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does pecan nut have on a label?
In English pecan nut can also read “pecan nuts”, “pecan” or “pecans”. On European labels it is “noix de pécan” in French, “Pekannuss” in German and “Nueces de pecán” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.
- French
- noix de pécan
- German
- Pekannuss, Pekannüsse
- Spanish
- Nueces de pecán, pacanas
- Italian
- noci del pekan, noci di pecan
- Dutch
- pecannoot, pecannoten
- Portuguese
- nozes pécan
- Polish
- orzeszki pekan, Orzechy pekan łuskane
- Swedish
- pekannöt, pekannötter
- Danish
- pekannødder
- Finnish
- pekaanipähkinä, pekaanipähkinät
- Czech
- pekanové ořechy
- Romanian
- nuci Pecan
- Croatian
- pekan orasi
Which foods contain pecan nut?
Open Food Facts lists pecan nut in the ingredients of 6,862 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and breakfast cereals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 4,718 · France 974 · United Kingdom 238 · Netherlands 235.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where pecan nut turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in pecan nut?
Pecan nut has about 730 kcal per 100 g, with 9.6 g protein, 5.4 g carbohydrate and 73 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Pecan nut” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 3.6 g, saturated fat 6.6 g, fibre 8.3 g, salt 0 g, energy 3,010 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 15026. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is pecan nut?
Pecan nut is a kind of tree nut.
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- Open Food Facts: Pecan 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
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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