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Pistachio nuts on a food label: they contain tree nuts
Pistachio nuts are a kind of tree nut. They contain tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 6,007 products, most often in nuts.
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Do pistachio nuts contain an allergen?
Yes. Pistachio nuts contain tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree nuts | Required12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removed | Required8 named nuts | Required |
Are pistachio nuts vegan?
Yes. Pistachio nuts are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.
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What other names do pistachio nuts have on a label?
In English pistachio nuts can also read “pistachio”, “American Pistachios” or “pistachio kernels”. On European labels they are “pistache” in French, “Pistazien” in German and “pistachos” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.
- French
- pistache, pistaches
- German
- Pistazien, pistazienkerne
- Spanish
- pistachos, pistacho
- Italian
- pistacchio, pistacchi
- Dutch
- pistachenoten, pistache
- Portuguese
- pistácios, pistácio
- Polish
- orzechy pistacjowe, pistacje
- Swedish
- pistaschmandel, pistaschnöt
- Danish
- pistacienød, pistacienødder
- Norwegian
- Pistasjnøtter
- Finnish
- pistaasipähkinät, pistaasipähkinä
- Czech
- pistácie
- Hungarian
- pisztácia
- Romanian
- fistic
- Croatian
- pistacija, pistacije
- Turkish
- antep fıstığı
Which foods contain pistachio nuts?
Open Food Facts lists pistachio nuts or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 6,007 products, most often nuts, sweets and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,919 · United States 1,532 · Germany 807 · Italy 483.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where pistachio nuts turn up, not how much of the market they are.
What kind of ingredient are pistachio nuts?
Pistachio nuts are a kind of tree nut.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Pistachio nuts
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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