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

Wasabi is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 812 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does wasabi contain an allergen?

Wasabi 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 wasabi vegan?

Yes. Wasabi 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 wasabi have on a label?

In English wasabi can also read “wasabi root”. On European labels it is “raifort japonais” in French, “salsa de wasabi” in Spanish and “rafano giapponese” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishwasabi root
French
raifort japonais
Spanish
salsa de wasabi
Italian
rafano giapponese
Finnish
maustekrassi, japaninpiparjuuri
Hungarian
vaszabi
Turkish
vasabi

Which foods contain wasabi?

Open Food Facts lists wasabi in the ingredients of 812 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and nuts. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Ready meals237
  • Dressings and sauces112
  • Nuts47
  • Savoury snacks45
  • Sandwiches8
  • Fish and seafood8

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 341 · France 239 · Germany 102 · United Kingdom 49.

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

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Wasabi
  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. Wikipedia: Wasabi

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