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Pistachio nuts in shells on a food label: they contain tree nuts

Pistachio nuts in shells are one of the pistachio nuts. They contain tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 51 products, most often in nuts.

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Do pistachio nuts in shells contain an allergen?

Yes. Pistachio nuts in shells contain tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

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

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Are pistachio nuts in shells vegan?

Yes. Pistachio nuts in shells are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 youThey contain tree nuts.

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What other names do pistachio nuts in shells have on a label?

On European labels they are “pistaches en coques” in French, “pistacho con cáscara” in Spanish and “Pistacchi in guscio” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
pistaches en coques, pistache coque
Spanish
pistacho con cáscara, pistachos con cáscara
Italian
Pistacchi in guscio
Dutch
pistaches met schelp, pistachenoten zonder dop
Polish
pistacje w łupinie
Norwegian
Pistasjnøtter med skall

Which foods contain pistachio nuts in shells?

Open Food Facts lists pistachio nuts in shells in the ingredients of 51 products, most often nuts. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.

  • Nuts38

Products with it, by country of sale: France 30 · United States 6 · Spain 6 · United Kingdom 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where pistachio nuts in shells turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are pistachio nuts in shells?

Pistachio nuts in shells are one of the pistachio nuts.

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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: Pistachio nuts in shells
  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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