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Ingredient dictionary

Rice on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Rice is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 79,286 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does rice contain an allergen?

Rice is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is rice vegan?

Yes. Rice is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does rice have on a label?

On European labels it is “riz” in French, “Reis” in German and “arroz” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

French: riz, riz cru
German: Reis
Spanish: arroz
Italian: riso
Dutch: rijst
Portuguese: arroz
Polish: ryż, ryżu
Swedish: ris, risgryn
Danish: ris
Norwegian: ris
Finnish: riisi
Czech: rýže, rýže a obilniny
Hungarian: rizs
Romanian: orez
Croatian: riža, riže
Turkish: pirinç

Which foods contain rice?

Open Food Facts lists rice or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 79,286 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, biscuits and cakes and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

Pasta, rice and flour9,320
Biscuits and cakes8,661
Ready meals7,960
Breakfast cereals5,711
Savoury snacks2,915
Bread2,367

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 27,566 · France 22,230 · United Kingdom 7,105 · Germany 6,967.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where rice turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is rice?

Kinds of riceRice flour Long grain rice Whole grain rice Cooked rice Puffed rice White rice Parboiled rice Rice bran Rice semolina Glutinous rice Red rice Rice extract Rice flakes Rice from Italy Round rice Black rice

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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.

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