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Ingredient dictionary

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

Sage is a kind of herb. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 3,223 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 37 kcal and 4 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does sage contain an allergen?

Sage 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 sage vegan?

Yes. Sage 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 sage have on a label?

On European labels it is “sauge” in French, “Salbei” in German and “salvia” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

French: sauge
German: Salbei
Spanish: salvia
Italian: salvia
Dutch: salie
Polish: szałwia, szałwii
Swedish: salvia
Danish: salvie
Norwegian: salvie
Finnish: salvia
Czech: šalvěj
Hungarian: zsálya
Romanian: salvie
Croatian: kadulja, kadulje
Turkish: ada çayı

Which foods contain sage?

Open Food Facts lists sage or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 3,223 products, most often ready meals, processed meat and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and France.

Ready meals352
Processed meat218
Dressings and sauces156
Sweets135
Unsweetened drinks129
Pasta, rice and flour121

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 973 · United States 947 · France 522 · Germany 296.

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

How many calories are in sage?

Sage has about 37 kcal per 100 g, with 4 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Sage, fresh” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

37kcal per 100 g

4g protein

1g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.3 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 7 g, salt 0.03 g, energy 152 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11069 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is sage?

Sage is a kind of herb.

Kinds of sageSage oilFresh sageDried sageGround sage

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