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Ingredient dictionary

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

Sorrel is a kind of leaf vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 386 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 23 kcal and 1.8 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does sorrel contain an allergen?

Sorrel 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 sorrel vegan?

Yes. Sorrel 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 sorrel have on a label?

In English sorrel can also read “common sorrel”. On European labels it is “oseille” in French, “Sauerampfer” in German and “acedera común” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishcommon sorrel

French: oseille
German: Sauerampfer
Spanish: acedera común
Italian: acetosa
Dutch: zuring, veldzuring
Portuguese: azeda
Polish: szczaw zwyczajny, szczaw
Swedish: ängssyra
Danish: almindelig syre
Norwegian: engsyre
Finnish: niittysuolaheinä
Czech: šťovík kyselý
Hungarian: mezei sóska
Romanian: măcriș
Croatian: obična kiselica

Which foods contain sorrel?

Open Food Facts lists sorrel or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 386 products, most often ready meals, sweetened drinks and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in Denmark, France and Germany.

Ready meals82
Sweetened drinks39
Dressings and sauces27
Drinks with sweeteners23
Oily fish19
Sweets15

Products with it, by country of sale: Denmark 156 · France 155 · Germany 49 · United States 12.

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

How many calories are in sorrel?

Sorrel has about 23 kcal per 100 g, with 1.8 g protein, 1.6 g carbohydrate and 0.7 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Sorrel, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

23kcal per 100 g

1.8g protein

1.6g carbohydrate

0.7g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.5 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 1.8 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 97 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20111. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is sorrel?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, sorrel sits under leaf vegetable and salad.

Kinds of sorrelSorrel or acid

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