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Ingredient dictionary

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

Some kinds of vinegar carry an allergen (gluten). It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 105,037 products, most often in dressings and sauces. Per 100 g: about 23 kcal and 0 g protein.

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

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Does vinegar contain an allergen?

It depends on the kind. Some kinds of vinegar carry an allergen: malt vinegar and barley malt vinegar contain gluten. A label must name the allergen, so check which kind it says.

Is vinegar vegan?

Yes. Vinegar 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.

Coeliac or gluten-freeHeads upSome kinds contain gluten, for example malt vinegar.

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What other names does vinegar have on a label?

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

French: vinaigre, vinaigres
German: essig
Spanish: vinagre
Italian: aceto
Dutch: azijn
Portuguese: vinagre
Polish: ocet, octu
Swedish: ättika, vinäger
Danish: eddike
Norwegian: eddik
Finnish: etikka
Czech: ocet
Hungarian: ecet
Romanian: oțet, otet
Croatian: ocat
Turkish: sirke

Which foods contain vinegar?

Open Food Facts lists vinegar or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 105,037 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and bread. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Dressings and sauces29,767
Ready meals10,560
Bread4,963
Salty and fatty foods3,863
Sandwiches2,902
Processed meat2,261

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 49,794 · France 23,849 · Germany 10,033 · United Kingdom 6,412.

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

How many calories are in vinegar?

Vinegar has about 23 kcal per 100 g, with 0 g protein, 0.6 g carbohydrate and 0.1 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Vinegar” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

23kcal per 100 g

0g protein

0.6g carbohydrate

0.1g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.03 g, energy 97 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11018. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is vinegar?

Kinds of vinegarDistilled vinegar Alcohol vinegar Spirit vinegar Wine vinegar Cider vinegar White vinegar Balsamic vinegar Red wine vinegar Rice vinegar Grain vinegar Apple vinegar Malt vinegar Table vinegar Sherry vinegar Tarragon vinegarFruit vinegar

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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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