Ingredient dictionary
Sherry vinegar on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Sherry vinegar is a kind of vinegar. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 558 products, most often in ready meals.
By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 3 sourcesHow we check
Fits you
for a vegan profile
Does sherry vinegar contain an allergen?
It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link sherry vinegar to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.
Is sherry vinegar vegan?
Yes. Sherry vinegar 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 sherry vinegar have on a label?
On European labels it is “vinaigre de xérès” in French, “Sherry Wein Essig” in German and “Vinagre de Jerez” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.
- French
- vinaigre de xérès
- German
- Sherry Wein Essig
- Spanish
- Vinagre de Jerez
- Italian
- aceto di sherry
- Finnish
- sherryviinietikka
- Croatian
- sherry ocat
Which foods contain sherry vinegar?
Open Food Facts lists sherry vinegar in the ingredients of 558 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and soups. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 400 · United States 66 · United Kingdom 53 · Spain 46.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where sherry vinegar turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is sherry vinegar?
Sherry vinegar is a kind of vinegar.
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: Sherry vinegar
- 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.