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Strong Dijon mustard on a food label: it contains mustard

Strong Dijon mustard is a kind of Dijon mustard. It contains mustard, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 20 products, most often in oily fish.

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Does strong Dijon mustard contain an allergen?

Yes. Strong Dijon mustard contains mustard: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MustardNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is strong Dijon mustard vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of strong Dijon mustard 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.
Mustard allergyNot for youIt contains mustard.

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What other names does strong Dijon mustard have on a label?

On European labels it is “moutarde forte de dijon” in French and “senape forte di Digione” in Italian.

French
moutarde forte de dijon
Italian
senape forte di Digione

Which foods contain strong Dijon mustard?

Open Food Facts lists strong Dijon mustard in the ingredients of 20 products, most often oily fish, sandwiches and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France and Colombia.

  • Oily fish9
  • Sandwiches5
  • Dressings and sauces3
  • Ready meals2
  • Fish and seafood1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 20 · Colombia 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is strong Dijon mustard?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, strong Dijon mustard sits under Dijon mustard and strong mustard.

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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: Strong Dijon mustard
  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. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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