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Ingredient dictionary

Roselle flower on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Roselle flower is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 3,522 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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

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Does roselle flower contain an allergen?

Roselle flower 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 roselle flower vegan?

Yes. Roselle flower 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 roselle flower have on a label?

In English roselle flower can also read “hibiscus flower”, “hibiscus flowers” or “hibiscus”. On European labels it is “fleurs de carcadé” in French, “Karkadeblüten” in German and “Flor Roselle” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishhibiscus flowerhibiscus flowershibiscusroselle

French: fleurs de carcadé, fleurs d'hibiscus
German: Karkadeblüten, Roselle
Spanish: Flor Roselle, hibisco
Italian: flori di carcadè, Ibisco
Dutch: hibiscusbloem, roselle
Portuguese: Vinagreira
Polish: Ketmia szczawiowa, kwiat hibiskusa
Swedish: Rosellhibiskus, hibiskusblomma
Danish: hibiskusblomst
Norwegian: hibiskusblomst
Finnish: teehibiskus, hibiskus
Czech: ibišek súdánský
Hungarian: rozella
Croatian: hibiskus cvijet, cvijet hibiskusa
Turkish: hibiskus, kerkede

Which foods contain roselle flower?

Open Food Facts lists roselle flower or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 3,522 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweets and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

Unsweetened drinks1,041
Sweets556
Sweetened drinks470
Drinks with sweeteners120
Milk and yoghurt103
Biscuits and cakes91

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,200 · Germany 842 · United States 674 · United Kingdom 302.

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

What kind of ingredient is roselle flower?

Kinds of roselle flowerWhite hibiscus

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