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Ingredient dictionary

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

Syrup is a kind of added sugar. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 46,291 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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

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Does syrup contain an allergen?

Syrup 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 syrup vegan?

Yes. Syrup 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 syrup have on a label?

On European labels it is “sirop” in French, “Sirup” in German and “jarabe” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

French: sirop
German: Sirup
Spanish: jarabe, sirope
Italian: sciroppo
Dutch: stroop, siroop
Portuguese: xarope
Polish: syrop
Swedish: sirap, Sockerlag
Danish: sirup
Norwegian: sirup
Finnish: siirappi
Czech: sirup
Hungarian: szirup
Croatian: sirup
Turkish: Şurup

Which foods contain syrup?

Open Food Facts lists syrup or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 46,291 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and bread. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes9,857
Sweets5,277
Bread2,538
Breakfast cereals2,153
Sweetened drinks1,429
Ice cream1,326

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 21,595 · France 11,920 · Germany 4,565 · United Kingdom 2,819.

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

What kind of ingredient is syrup?

Syrup is a kind of added sugar.

Kinds of syrupCorn syrup Sugar syrup Rice syrup Tapioca syrup Cane sugar syrupWheat syrupMaltose syrup Sugar beet syrup Starch syrupGrapefruit syrupMaltitol syrup

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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.

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