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Ingredient dictionary

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

Tarragon 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 1,328 products, most often in dressings and sauces. Per 100 g: about 44 kcal and 3.8 g protein.

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

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Does tarragon contain an allergen?

Tarragon 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 tarragon vegan?

Yes. Tarragon 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 tarragon have on a label?

On European labels it is “estragon” in French, “estragon” in German and “dragón” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

French: estragon
German: estragon
Spanish: dragón, estragon
Italian: dragoncello
Dutch: dragon
Portuguese: estragão
Polish: draganek, estragon
Swedish: dragon
Danish: estragon
Norwegian: estragon, estragonblader
Finnish: rakuuna
Czech: estragon
Hungarian: tárkony
Romanian: tarhon
Croatian: zmijina trava
Turkish: tarhun

Which foods contain tarragon?

Open Food Facts lists tarragon in the ingredients of 1,328 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

Dressings and sauces308
Ready meals186
Salty and fatty foods107
Fish and seafood37
Poultry28
Processed meat27

Products with it, by country of sale: France 697 · United States 168 · Germany 139 · United Kingdom 64.

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

How many calories are in tarragon?

Tarragon has about 44 kcal per 100 g, with 3.8 g protein, 4.1 g carbohydrate and 0 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Tarragon, fresh” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

44kcal per 100 g

3.8g protein

4.1g carbohydrate

0g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.2 g, saturated fat 0.6 g, fibre 6.2 g, salt 0.03 g, energy 184 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11092. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is tarragon?

Tarragon is a kind of herb.

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