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Powdered almonds on a food label: they contain tree nuts

Powdered almonds are a kind of almond. They contain tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 1,369 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Do powdered almonds contain an allergen?

Yes. Powdered almonds 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 powdered almonds vegan?

Yes. Powdered almonds 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 powdered almonds have on a label?

On European labels they are “amande en poudre” in French, “Mandelpulver” in German and “almendras en polvo” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
amande en poudre, poudre d'amande
German
Mandelpulver
Spanish
almendras en polvo
Italian
mandorle in polvere
Dutch
amandelen in poedervorm
Portuguese
amêndoa em pó, amêndoas em pó
Swedish
mandelpulver
Finnish
mantelijauhe
Croatian
bademi u prahu

Which foods contain powdered almonds?

Open Food Facts lists powdered almonds in the ingredients of 1,369 products, most often biscuits and cakes, pizzas, pies and quiches and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and Switzerland.

  • Biscuits and cakes873
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches59
  • Sweets40
  • Ready meals25
  • Dairy desserts20
  • Ice cream20

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,324 · Belgium 63 · Switzerland 13 · Spain 10.

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

What kind of ingredient are powdered almonds?

Powdered almonds are a kind of almond.

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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: Powdered almonds
  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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