Ingredient dictionary
Yellow and brown mustard seeds on a food label: they contain mustard
Yellow and brown mustard seeds are a kind of brown mustard seed. They contain mustard, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether they are vegan depends on how they were made.
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Do yellow and brown mustard seeds contain an allergen?
Yes. Yellow and brown mustard seeds contain mustard: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them; in the US they are not a listed allergen.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustard | Not required | Required | Required |
Are yellow and brown mustard seeds vegan?
It depends on the make. Some kinds of yellow and brown mustard seeds are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. They are vegetarian.
A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.
What other names do yellow and brown mustard seeds have on a label?
On European labels they are “graines de moutarde jaune et brune” in French, “gelbe und braune Senfkörner” in German and “semi di senape gialla e marrone” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.
- French
- graines de moutarde jaune et brune
- German
- gelbe und braune Senfkörner, gelbe und braune Senfsamen
- Italian
- semi di senape gialla e marrone
- Swedish
- gult och brunt senapsfrö, gula och bruna senapsfrön
- Finnish
- keltaiset ja ruskeat sinapinsiemenet
- Croatian
- žute i smeđe sjemenke gorušice
Which foods contain yellow and brown mustard seeds?
Open Food Facts lists yellow and brown mustard seeds in the ingredients of 19 products, most often salty and fatty foods and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 13 · United States 3 · Germany 2 · Reunion 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where yellow and brown mustard seeds turn up, not how much of the market they are.
What kind of ingredient are yellow and brown mustard seeds?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, yellow and brown mustard seeds sit under brown mustard seed and yellow mustard seed.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Yellow and brown mustard seeds
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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