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Ingredient dictionary

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

Persimmon is a kind of fruit. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 95 products, most often in unsweetened drinks. Per 100 g: about 69 kcal and 0.9 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does persimmon contain an allergen?

Persimmon 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 persimmon vegan?

Yes. Persimmon 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 persimmon have on a label?

In English persimmon can also read “sharon fruit”, “khaki” or “kaki”. On European labels it is “kaki” in French, “Kaki” in German and “caqui” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishsharon fruitkhakikaki

French: kaki
German: Kaki, Sharonfrucht
Spanish: caqui
Italian: cachi
Dutch: kaki
Portuguese: dióspiro
Polish: kaki, persymona
Swedish: persimon, kaki
Danish: kakifrugt
Norwegian: kaki
Czech: kaki
Romanian: hurma
Croatian: dragun, kaki jabuka

Which foods contain persimmon?

Open Food Facts lists persimmon or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 95 products, most often unsweetened drinks, fruit and dried fruit. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

Unsweetened drinks38
Fruit14
Dried fruit7
Sweetened drinks7
Sweets5
Dressings and sauces4

Products with it, by country of sale: France 41 · Germany 19 · United States 15 · Spain 12.

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

How many calories are in persimmon?

Persimmon has about 69 kcal per 100 g, with 0.9 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate and 0.2 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Persimmon, pulp, raw” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

69kcal per 100 g

0.9g protein

14g carbohydrate

0.2g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 14 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 3.4 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 290 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 13066 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is persimmon?

Persimmon is a kind of fruit.

Kinds of persimmonPersimmon juiceDried japanese persimmonRaw japanese persimmonRaw native persimmonRaw persimmon pulp

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