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Peppermint leaf on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Peppermint leaf is a kind of peppermint. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 234 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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Does peppermint leaf contain an allergen?

Peppermint leaf 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 peppermint leaf vegan?

Yes. Peppermint leaf 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 peppermint leaf have on a label?

In English peppermint leaf can also read “peppermint leaves”. On European labels it is “feuilles de menthe poivrée” in French, “Pfefferminzblätter” in German and “foglia di menta piperita” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In Englishpeppermint leaves
French
feuilles de menthe poivrée, feuilles de menthe poivrée entières
German
Pfefferminzblätter, Pfefferminzblätter ganz
Italian
foglia di menta piperita
Polish
liść mięty pieprzowej, liście mięty pieprzowej
Croatian
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Which foods contain peppermint leaf?

Open Food Facts lists peppermint leaf in the ingredients of 234 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweets and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Unsweetened drinks117
  • Sweets14
  • Sweetened drinks12
  • Drinks with sweeteners4
  • Chocolate3
  • Meat1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 98 · France 61 · Germany 31 · United Kingdom 11.

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

What kind of ingredient is peppermint leaf?

Peppermint leaf is a kind of peppermint.

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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: Peppermint leaf
  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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