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Ingredient dictionary

Sea-buckthorn on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Sea-buckthorn is one of the berries. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 200 products, most often in sweets.

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

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Does sea-buckthorn contain an allergen?

Sea-buckthorn 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 sea-buckthorn vegan?

Yes. Sea-buckthorn 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 sea-buckthorn have on a label?

In English sea-buckthorn can also read “sea-buckthorns”. On European labels it is “argousier” in French, “sanddorn” in German and “uva espina” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishsea-buckthorns

French: argousier
German: sanddorn
Spanish: uva espina
Italian: olivello spinoso
Dutch: duindoorn
Portuguese: espinheira das areias
Polish: rokitnik zwyczajny, rokitnik pospolity
Swedish: havtorn
Danish: havtorn
Norwegian: tindved
Finnish: tyrni, tyrniä
Czech: rakytník řešetlákový, rakytníku
Hungarian: európai homoktövis, homoktövis
Romanian: cătină albă, crușin
Croatian: pasji trn

Which foods contain sea-buckthorn?

Open Food Facts lists sea-buckthorn or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 200 products, most often sweets, unsweetened drinks and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the United States.

Sweets34
Unsweetened drinks29
Sweetened drinks13
Biscuits and cakes7
Ready meals6
Milk and yoghurt4

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 76 · France 46 · United States 27 · Switzerland 13.

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

What kind of ingredient is sea-buckthorn?

Sea-buckthorn is one of the berries.

Kinds of sea-buckthornSea-buckthorn juice

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