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Ingredient dictionary

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

Vanilla is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 43,737 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 vanilla contain an allergen?

Vanilla 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 vegan?

Yes. Vanilla 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 vanilla have on a label?

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

French: vanille
German: Vanille
Spanish: vainilla
Italian: vaniglia
Dutch: vanille
Portuguese: baunilha
Polish: wanilia
Swedish: vanilj
Danish: Vanilje
Norwegian: vanilje
Finnish: Vanilja
Czech: vanilka
Hungarian: vanília
Romanian: vanilie
Croatian: vanilija, vanilije
Turkish: vanilya

Which foods contain vanilla?

Open Food Facts lists vanilla or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 43,737 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and chocolate. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes8,547
Sweets6,296
Chocolate4,609
Ice cream2,436
Milk and yoghurt1,584
Breakfast cereals777

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 22,291 · France 9,660 · Germany 4,636 · Switzerland 1,350.

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

What kind of ingredient is vanilla?

Kinds of vanillaVanilla extract Vanilla pod Bourbon vanilla Vanilla powder Natural vanilla Vanilla seedsPure vanillaVanilla preparation

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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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