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White sesame seeds on a food label: they contain sesame

White sesame seeds are one of the sesame seeds. They contain sesame, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 388 products, most often in ready meals.

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Do white sesame seeds contain an allergen?

Yes. White sesame seeds contain sesame: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
SesameRequiredSince 1 January 2023RequiredRequired

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Are white sesame seeds vegan?

Yes. White sesame seeds are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
Sesame allergyNot for youThey contain sesame.

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What other names do white sesame seeds have on a label?

On European labels they are “graine de sésame blanc” in French, “semi di sesamo bianchi” in Italian and “sezam biały” in Polish. One more language is listed below.

French
graine de sésame blanc, graines de sésame blanc
Italian
semi di sesamo bianchi
Polish
sezam biały, biały sezam
Croatian
bijelo sezamovo sjeme

Which foods contain white sesame seeds?

Open Food Facts lists white sesame seeds in the ingredients of 388 products, most often ready meals, bread and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

  • Ready meals64
  • Bread59
  • Savoury snacks28
  • Pasta, rice and flour22
  • Biscuits and cakes14
  • Dressings and sauces7

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 206 · United Kingdom 67 · France 56 · Australia 14.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where white sesame seeds turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are white sesame seeds?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, white sesame seeds sit under sesame seeds and white sesame.

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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: White sesame seeds
  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. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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