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Ingredient dictionary

Vanilla sugar on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Vanilla sugar is a kind of sugar. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 257 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 397 kcal and 0.1 g protein.

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

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Does vanilla sugar contain an allergen?

Vanilla sugar 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 vanilla sugar vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of vanilla sugar 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.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does vanilla sugar have on a label?

On European labels it is “sucre vanillé” in French, “vanillezucker” in German and “azúcar vainillada” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

French: sucre vanillé
German: vanillezucker
Spanish: azúcar vainillada
Italian: zucchero vanigliato
Dutch: vanillesuiker
Portuguese: açúcar de baunilha
Polish: cukier waniliowy
Swedish: vaniljsocker
Danish: vaniljesukker
Norwegian: vaniljesukker
Finnish: vaniljasokeri
Hungarian: vaníliás cukor
Croatian: vanilin šećer

Which foods contain vanilla sugar?

Open Food Facts lists vanilla sugar in the ingredients of 257 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ice cream and processed meat. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Belgium.

Biscuits and cakes93
Ice cream25
Processed meat14
Dairy desserts10
Sweets9
Breakfast cereals8

Products with it, by country of sale: France 122 · Germany 46 · Belgium 17 · Norway 17.

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

How many calories are in vanilla sugar?

Vanilla sugar has about 397 kcal per 100 g, with 0.1 g protein, 99 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Sugar, vanilla flavoured” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

397kcal per 100 g

0.1g protein

99g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 97 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 0.4 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 1,690 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 31044. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is vanilla sugar?

Vanilla sugar is a kind of sugar.

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

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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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