Build my profileBuild my profile

Ingredient dictionary

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

Perilla 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 69 products, most often in ready meals.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 4 sourcesHow we check

Fits you

for a vegan profile

Does perilla contain an allergen?

Perilla 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 perilla vegan?

Yes. Perilla 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.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

Which foods contain perilla?

Open Food Facts lists perilla or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 69 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom.

  • Ready meals8
  • Dressings and sauces5
  • Unsweetened drinks4
  • Fruit and vegetables3
  • Pasta, rice and flour2
  • Vegetables1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 50 · Japan 14 · United Kingdom 2 · Denmark 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is perilla?

Perilla is a kind of herb.

Kinds of perillaShisoPerilla oil

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: Perilla
  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: Perilla

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 profile

Save and edit your profile on this website. App transfer is not available yet.