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Ingredient dictionary

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

Some kinds of seed carry an allergen (celery and sesame). It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 144,013 products, most often in ready meals.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20263 sourcesHow we check

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Does seed contain an allergen?

It depends on the kind. Some kinds of seed carry an allergen: celery seed contains celery; sesame seeds, white sesame seeds and husked sesame seed contain sesame. A label must name the allergen, so check which kind it says.

Is seed vegan?

Yes. Seed 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.

Celery allergyHeads upSome kinds contain celery, for example celery seed.

Sesame allergyHeads upSome kinds contain sesame, for example sesame seeds.

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What other names does seed have on a label?

In English seed can also read “seeds”, “seed blend” or “seed mix”. On European labels it is “graine” in French, “Kernen” in German and “semilla” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In Englishseedsseed blendseed mixmixed seeds

French: graine, graines
German: Kernen, Samen
Spanish: semilla, semillas
Italian: seme, semi
Dutch: zaad, zaden
Portuguese: semente, sementes
Polish: nasiono, nasiona
Swedish: frö
Danish: frø
Norwegian: frø
Finnish: siemen, siemenet
Czech: semeno
Hungarian: Mag
Romanian: Sămânță
Croatian: sjeme, sjemena
Turkish: Tohum

Which foods contain seed?

Open Food Facts lists seed or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 144,013 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and bread. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Ready meals16,996
Dressings and sauces13,355
Bread7,145
Pasta, rice and flour5,890
Processed meat5,562
Biscuits and cakes5,504

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 46,730 · France 46,661 · Germany 12,812 · United Kingdom 12,116.

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

What kind of ingredient is seed?

Kinds of seedPepper Sesame Cumin Sunflower seed Flax seed Pumpkin seed Cottonseed Chia Chia seed Celery seedPine nutsAniseed Coriander seed Fennel seed Hemp seed Fenugreek seed

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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.

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