Ingredient dictionary

Soluble fibre on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Soluble fibre is a kind of fiber. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 445 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 3 sourcesHow we check

Fits you

for a vegan profile

Does soluble fibre contain an allergen?

Soluble fibre 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 soluble fibre vegan?

Yes. Soluble fibre 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.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does soluble fibre have on a label?

In English soluble fibre can also read “soluble fiber”. On European labels it is “fibres solubles” in French, “lösliche Ballaststoffe” in German and “fibra soluble” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

In Englishsoluble fiber
French
fibres solubles
German
lösliche Ballaststoffe
Spanish
fibra soluble
Italian
fibra solubile
Dutch
oplosbare vezels
Polish
błonnik rozpuszczalny, rozpuszczalny błonnik
Croatian
topivih vlakana

Which foods contain soluble fibre?

Open Food Facts lists soluble fibre in the ingredients of 445 products, most often biscuits and cakes, breakfast cereals and ice cream. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Mexico.

  • Biscuits and cakes95
  • Breakfast cereals47
  • Ice cream26
  • Sweetened drinks18
  • Milk and yoghurt16
  • Pasta, rice and flour16

Products with it, by country of sale: France 135 · United States 85 · Mexico 48 · Italy 39.

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

What kind of ingredient is soluble fibre?

Soluble fibre is a kind of fiber.

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: Soluble fibre
  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

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 profile

Save and edit your profile on this website. App transfer is not available yet.