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Raw cashews on a food label: they contain tree nuts

Raw cashews are one of the cashew nuts. They contain tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 196 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Do raw cashews contain an allergen?

Yes. Raw cashews 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 cashews vegan?

Yes. Raw cashews 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 cashews have on a label?

On European labels they are “Noix de cajou crues” in French, “Rohe Cashewkerne” in German and “nuez de la India entera” in Spanish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
Noix de cajou crues
German
Rohe Cashewkerne
Spanish
nuez de la India entera, anacardo entero
Italian
anacardi crudi
Croatian
indijski oraščić sirovi

Which foods contain raw cashews?

Open Food Facts lists raw cashews in the ingredients of 196 products, most often biscuits and cakes, dried fruit and fats and spreads. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Canada.

  • Biscuits and cakes14
  • Dried fruit13
  • Fats and spreads12
  • Nuts10
  • Dressings and sauces10
  • Pasta, rice and flour3

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 141 · France 42 · Canada 4 · Italy 4.

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

What kind of ingredient are raw cashews?

Raw cashews are one of the cashew nuts.

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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 cashews
  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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