Ingredient dictionary
Seaweed extract on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Seaweed extract is a kind of algae extract. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 211 products, most often in ready meals.
By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 3 sourcesHow we check
Fits you
for a vegan profile
Does seaweed extract contain an allergen?
Seaweed extract 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 seaweed extract vegan?
Yes. Seaweed extract is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.
What other names does seaweed extract have on a label?
On European labels it is “extrait d'algues marines” in French, “Seealgenextrakt” in German and “estratto di alghe marine” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.
- French
- extrait d'algues marines
- German
- Seealgenextrakt
- Italian
- estratto di alghe marine
- Swedish
- tångextrakt
- Finnish
- merileväuute
- Croatian
- ekstrakt morske trave
Which foods contain seaweed extract?
Open Food Facts lists seaweed extract in the ingredients of 211 products, most often ready meals, sweets and white fish. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 93 · France 85 · United Kingdom 10 · Germany 6.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where seaweed extract turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is seaweed extract?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, seaweed extract sits under algae extract and seaweed.
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.
- Open Food Facts: Seaweed extract
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- 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 profileSave and edit your profile on this website. App transfer is not available yet.