Ingredient dictionary

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

Safflower flower is a kind of safflower. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 90 products, most often in sweets.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 3 sourcesHow we check

Fits you

for a vegan profile

Does safflower flower contain an allergen?

Safflower 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 safflower flower vegan?

Yes. Safflower 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.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does safflower flower have on a label?

On European labels it is “fleur de carthame” in French, “Saflorblüte” in German and “fiore di cartamo” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
fleur de carthame
German
Saflorblüte
Italian
fiore di cartamo
Polish
kwiat krokosza barwierskiego, kwiatu krokosza barwierskiego
Finnish
saflorinkukka
Croatian
cvijet šafranike

Which foods contain safflower flower?

Open Food Facts lists safflower flower in the ingredients of 90 products, most often sweets, ice cream and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in France, Switzerland and Italy.

  • Sweets22
  • Ice cream18
  • Unsweetened drinks5
  • Sweetened drinks5
  • Biscuits and cakes2
  • Ready meals2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 53 · Switzerland 39 · Italy 17 · Spain 12.

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

What kind of ingredient is safflower flower?

Safflower flower is a kind of safflower.

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

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: Safflower flower
  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

Contains information from Open Food Facts, which is made available here under the Open Database License (ODbL). Read the licence · Download this dictionary’s data · How we check

Create a website profile with the things you avoid and the people you check for.

Build my profile

Save and edit your profile on this website. App transfer is not available yet.