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Wood ear on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Wood ear is a kind of mushroom. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 138 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does wood ear contain an allergen?

Wood ear 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 wood ear vegan?

Yes. Wood ear 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 wood ear have on a label?

In English wood ear can also read “Jew's ear”, “black fungus” or “Auricularia Auricula Judea”. On European labels it is “Oreilles de Judas” in French, “Judasohrenpilze” in German and “Auricularia auricula-judea” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In EnglishJew's earblack fungusAuricularia Auricula Judea
French
Oreilles de Judas, Auricularia auricula-judea
German
Judasohrenpilze, Auricularia auricula-judea
Spanish
Auricularia auricula-judea, Auricularia Auricula Judea
Italian
orecchie di Giuda, Auricularia auricula-judea
Dutch
judasoor, judasoren
Polish
Uszak bzowy, grzyby mun
Swedish
Judasöra, Auricularia auricula-judea
Danish
Judasøre, Almindelig judasøre
Finnish
Juudaksenkorva, Auricularia auricula-judea
Czech
ucho Jidášovo
Hungarian
Júdásfülegomba
Romanian
Urechea lui Iuda
Croatian
judino uho

Which foods contain wood ear?

Open Food Facts lists wood ear in the ingredients of 138 products, most often ready meals, vegetables and processed meat. Most of them are sold in Switzerland, France and the United States.

  • Ready meals35
  • Vegetables26
  • Processed meat9
  • Pasta, rice and flour9
  • Dressings and sauces5
  • Fish and seafood3

Products with it, by country of sale: Switzerland 42 · France 29 · United States 22 · Poland 15.

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

What kind of ingredient is wood ear?

Wood ear is a kind of mushroom.

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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: Wood ear
  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: Auricularia auricula-judae

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