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Piedmont hazelnut paste on a food label: it contains tree nuts

Piedmont hazelnut paste is a kind of piedmont hazelnut. It contains tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 25 products, most often in ice cream.

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Does piedmont hazelnut paste contain an allergen?

Yes. Piedmont hazelnut paste contains tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. It is made to a recipe, so any other allergen in it must be named on the label too.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Tree nutsRequired12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removedRequired8 named nutsRequired

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Is piedmont hazelnut paste vegan?

Yes. Piedmont hazelnut paste 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.
Tree nut allergyNot for youIt contains tree nuts.

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What other names does piedmont hazelnut paste have on a label?

On European labels it is “pâte de noisette du Piémont” in French and “pasta di nocciola Piemonte” in Italian.

French
pâte de noisette du Piémont
Italian
pasta di nocciola Piemonte

Which foods contain piedmont hazelnut paste?

Open Food Facts lists piedmont hazelnut paste in the ingredients of 25 products, most often ice cream, sweets and chocolate. Most of them are sold in France, Italy and the United States.

  • Ice cream8
  • Sweets7
  • Chocolate4
  • Biscuits and cakes2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 14 · Italy 10 · United States 1 · Switzerland 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is piedmont hazelnut paste?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, piedmont hazelnut paste sits under piedmont hazelnut and hazelnut paste.

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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: Piedmont hazelnut paste
  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. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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