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Ingredient dictionary

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

Shiitake is a kind of mushroom. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,788 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 316 kcal and 9.6 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does shiitake contain an allergen?

Shiitake 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 shiitake vegan?

Yes. Shiitake 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.

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What other names does shiitake have on a label?

In English shiitake can also read “lentinula edodes”, “lentinus edodes” or “shiitake mushrooms”. On European labels it is “champignon noir” in French, “schwarzer Pilz” in German and “hongo de shiitake” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

In Englishlentinula edodeslentinus edodesshiitake mushrooms

French: champignon noir, champignons noirs
German: schwarzer Pilz, shiitakepilze
Spanish: hongo de shiitake, seta shiitake
Italian: funghi shiitake
Dutch: zwarte paddestoel, Chinese champignons
Polish: grzyby shiitake, grzybów shiitake
Swedish: shiitakesvamp, shiitake-svampe
Finnish: siitake, lentinula edodes

Which foods contain shiitake?

Open Food Facts lists shiitake or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 2,788 products, most often ready meals, savoury snacks and vegetables. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Ready meals536
Savoury snacks304
Vegetables254
Pasta, rice and flour187
Dressings and sauces102
Biscuits and cakes96

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,271 · United States 905 · United Kingdom 142 · Spain 106.

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

How many calories are in shiitake?

Shiitake has about 316 kcal per 100 g, with 9.6 g protein, 64 g carbohydrate and 1 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Shiitake mushroom, dried” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

316kcal per 100 g

9.6g protein

64g carbohydrate

1g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 2.2 g, saturated fat 0.2 g, fibre 12 g, salt 0.03 g, energy 1,330 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20211 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is shiitake?

Shiitake is a kind of mushroom.

Kinds of shiitakeShiitake extract

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