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Shelled pistachios on a food label: they contain tree nuts

Shelled pistachios are one of the pistachio nuts. They contain tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 22 products, most often in nuts.

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Do shelled pistachios contain an allergen?

Yes. Shelled pistachios contain tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Tree nutsRequired12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removedRequired8 named nutsRequired

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Are shelled pistachios vegan?

Yes. Shelled pistachios are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
Tree nut allergyNot for youThey contain tree nuts.

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What other names do shelled pistachios have on a label?

On European labels they are “geschälte Pistazien” in German, “pistacchi sgusciati” in Italian and “kabuklu antep fistituz” in Turkish.

German
geschälte Pistazien, Pistazienkerne geschält
Italian
pistacchi sgusciati
Turkish
kabuklu antep fistituz

Which foods contain shelled pistachios?

Open Food Facts lists shelled pistachios or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 22 products, most often nuts and sweets. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and France.

  • Nuts14
  • Sweets3

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 8 · United States 4 · France 3 · Italy 3.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where shelled pistachios turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are shelled pistachios?

Shelled pistachios are one of the pistachio nuts.

Kinds of shelled pistachiosRoasted pistachio nuts in shell

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Shelled pistachios
  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
  4. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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