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

Sherry is a kind of liqueur wine. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 609 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does sherry contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link sherry 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 vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of sherry are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

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What other names does sherry have on a label?

In English sherry can also read “sherry wine”. On European labels it is “xérès” in French, “jerez” in Spanish and “xerez” in Portuguese. One more language is listed below.

In Englishsherry wine
French
xérès
Spanish
jerez
Portuguese
xerez
Croatian
šeri

Which foods contain sherry?

Open Food Facts lists sherry or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 609 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.

  • Dressings and sauces106
  • Ready meals101
  • Biscuits and cakes69
  • Fish and seafood22
  • Meat12
  • Processed meat12

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 456 · United Kingdom 76 · Germany 25 · France 15.

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

What kind of ingredient is sherry?

Sherry is a kind of liqueur wine.

Kinds of sherryAmontillado sherry

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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Sherry
  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. Wikipedia: Sherry

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