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Ingredient dictionary

Vinegar gherkin on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Vinegar gherkin is a kind of pickled gherkin. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 158 products, most often in sandwiches. Per 100 g: about 19 kcal and 1.1 g protein.

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

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Does vinegar gherkin contain an allergen?

Vinegar gherkin 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 vinegar gherkin vegan?

Yes. Vinegar gherkin 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 vinegar gherkin have on a label?

On European labels it is “cornichon au vinaigre” in French, “kleine Essiggurken” in German and “aceto di cetriolino” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French: cornichon au vinaigre, cornichons au vinaigre
German: kleine Essiggurken, Essiggurke
Italian: aceto di cetriolino
Dutch: augurken op azijn
Croatian: ocat kornišon

Which foods contain vinegar gherkin?

Open Food Facts lists vinegar gherkin in the ingredients of 158 products, most often sandwiches, ready meals and oily fish. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Switzerland.

Sandwiches40
Ready meals28
Oily fish27
Dressings and sauces13
Meat7
Fish and seafood7

Products with it, by country of sale: France 131 · Germany 21 · Switzerland 5 · United Kingdom 1.

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

How many calories are in vinegar gherkin?

Vinegar gherkin has about 19 kcal per 100 g, with 1.1 g protein, 0.8 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Gherkin, pickled in vinegar” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

19kcal per 100 g

1.1g protein

0.8g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.6 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 1.5 g, salt 1.72 g, energy 82 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11004. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is vinegar gherkin?

Vinegar gherkin is a kind of pickled gherkin.

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