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Raw almonds on a food label: they contain tree nuts

Raw 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 202 products, most often in nuts.

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Raw almonds=tree nuts

Do raw almonds contain an allergen?

Yes. Raw 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 raw almonds vegan?

Yes. Raw 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 raw almonds have on a label?

In English raw almonds can also read “Natural whole almonds” or “Raw natural almonds”. On European labels they are “rohe Mandeln” in German, “almendras crudas” in Spanish and “mandorle crude” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In EnglishNatural whole almondsRaw natural almonds
German
rohe Mandeln
Spanish
almendras crudas
Italian
mandorle crude
Portuguese
amêndoa crua, amêndoas cruas
Danish
rå mandel
Croatian
sirovi bademi

Which foods contain raw almonds?

Open Food Facts lists raw almonds in the ingredients of 202 products, most often nuts, fats and spreads and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Canada.

  • Nuts29
  • Fats and spreads18
  • Pasta, rice and flour8
  • Dried fruit6
  • Sweets5
  • Biscuits and cakes5

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 167 · France 9 · Canada 4 · Spain 4.

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

What kind of ingredient are raw almonds?

Raw 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: Raw 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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