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

Tigernut is a kind of tuber. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 182 products, most often in plant-based drinks.

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Does tigernut contain an allergen?

Tigernut 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 tigernut vegan?

Yes. Tigernut 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 tigernut have on a label?

On European labels it is “souchet” in French, “Tigernuss” in German and “chufa” in Spanish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
souchet, souchet comestible
German
Tigernuss, Erdmandel
Spanish
chufa, xufa
Italian
zigolo dolce
Croatian
tigrasti orah

Which foods contain tigernut?

Open Food Facts lists tigernut or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 182 products, most often plant-based drinks, biscuits and cakes and breakfast cereals. Most of them are sold in Spain, Germany and the United States.

  • Plant-based drinks52
  • Biscuits and cakes24
  • Breakfast cereals16
  • Chocolate13
  • Ice cream5
  • Sweets3

Products with it, by country of sale: Spain 67 · Germany 50 · United States 44 · France 21.

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

What kind of ingredient is tigernut?

Tigernut is a kind of tuber.

Kinds of tigernutTigernut milk

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Tigernut
  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. Wikipedia: Cyperus esculentus

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