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Whole brown cane sugar on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Whole brown cane sugar is a kind of brown cane sugar. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 44 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does whole brown cane sugar contain an allergen?

Whole brown cane sugar 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 whole brown cane sugar vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of whole brown cane sugar are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does whole brown cane sugar have on a label?

On European labels it is “brauner Vollrohrzucker” in German, “azúcar moreno de caña integral” in Spanish and “cijeli smeđi šećer od trske” in Croatian.

German
brauner Vollrohrzucker
Spanish
azúcar moreno de caña integral
Croatian
cijeli smeđi šećer od trske

Which foods contain whole brown cane sugar?

Open Food Facts lists whole brown cane sugar in the ingredients of 44 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and bread. Most of them are sold in Spain, France and Bolivia.

  • Biscuits and cakes24
  • Sweets8
  • Bread2
  • Sweetened drinks1
  • Milk and yoghurt1
  • Cereals and potatoes1

Products with it, by country of sale: Spain 43 · France 5 · Bolivia 2 · Morocco 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is whole brown cane sugar?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, whole brown cane sugar sits under brown cane sugar and whole cane sugar.

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

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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: Whole brown cane sugar
  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

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