Ingredient dictionary
Sumac on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Sumac is a kind of herb. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 190 products, most often in ready meals.
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Does sumac contain an allergen?
Sumac 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 sumac vegan?
Yes. Sumac is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does sumac have on a label?
On European labels it is “Sumak” in German, “zumaque” in Spanish and “sommacco” in Italian. The other 8 languages are listed below.
- German
- Sumak
- Spanish
- zumaque
- Italian
- sommacco
- Dutch
- sumak, zuurkruid
- Polish
- sumak, sumaku
- Swedish
- sumak
- Danish
- sumak
- Finnish
- sumakit
- Czech
- sumah
- Croatian
- ruj
- Turkish
- sumak
Which foods contain sumac?
Open Food Facts lists sumac in the ingredients of 190 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 64 · France 53 · United Kingdom 33 · Canada 6.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where sumac turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is sumac?
Sumac is a kind of herb.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Sumac
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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