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Walnut on a food label: it contains tree nuts

Walnut is a kind of tree nut. It contains tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 9,196 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 378 kcal and 11 g protein.

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Does walnut contain an allergen?

Yes. Walnut contains tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Tree nutsRequired12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removedRequired8 named nutsRequired

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Is walnut vegan?

Yes. Walnut 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.
Tree nut allergyNot for youIt contains tree nuts.

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What other names does walnut have on a label?

In English walnut can also read “walnuts”, “english walnut” or “english walnuts”. On European labels it is “noix” in French, “Walnuss” in German and “nuez” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishwalnutsenglish walnutenglish walnuts
French
noix
German
Walnuss, Walnüsse
Spanish
nuez, nueces
Italian
noce, noci
Dutch
walnoot, walnoten
Portuguese
noz
Polish
orzech włoski, orzechy włoskie
Swedish
valnöt, valnötter
Danish
valnød, valnødder
Finnish
saksanpähkinä, saksanpähkinät
Czech
vlašský ořech, vlašské ořechy
Hungarian
dió
Romanian
nucă
Croatian
orasi
Turkish
ceviz

Which foods contain walnut?

Open Food Facts lists walnut or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 9,196 products, most often biscuits and cakes, nuts and sweets. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes1,325
  • Nuts1,030
  • Sweets756
  • Breakfast cereals344
  • Pasta, rice and flour275
  • Bread253

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3,331 · France 2,325 · Germany 936 · Switzerland 459.

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

How many calories are in walnut?

Walnut has about 378 kcal per 100 g, with 11 g protein, 9.9 g carbohydrate and 32 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Walnut, fresh” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

378kcal per 100 g
11g protein
9.9g carbohydrate
32g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.3 g, saturated fat 2.9 g, fibre 3.9 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 1,560 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 15023 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is walnut?

Walnut is a kind of tree nut.

Kinds of walnutWalnut kernelWalnuts from GrenobleWhole walnutsDried walnutsBlack walnutFresh walnut

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Sources

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: Walnut
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
  8. Wikipedia: Walnut

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