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Whole walnuts on a food label: they contain tree nuts

Whole walnuts are a kind of walnut. They contain tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 35 products, most often in nuts.

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Whole walnuts=tree nuts

Do whole walnuts contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole walnuts contain tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

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

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Are whole walnuts vegan?

Yes. Whole walnuts 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.
Tree nut allergyNot for youThey contain tree nuts.

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What other names do whole walnuts have on a label?

In English whole walnuts can also read “dried whole walnuts”. On European labels they are “noix en coques” in French, “Walnüsse in der Schale” in German and “nueces cascara” in Spanish. One more language is listed below.

In Englishdried whole walnuts
French
noix en coques, noix en coques séchées
German
Walnüsse in der Schale
Spanish
nueces cascara, nueces con cáscara
Italian
noci in guscio

Which foods contain whole walnuts?

Open Food Facts lists whole walnuts in the ingredients of 35 products, most often nuts, plant-based drinks and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in Italy, France and Germany.

  • Nuts29
  • Plant-based drinks2
  • Savoury snacks1

Products with it, by country of sale: Italy 11 · France 9 · Germany 8 · Spain 5.

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

What kind of ingredient are whole walnuts?

Whole walnuts are a kind of 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: Whole walnuts
  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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