Aromatic leaf from the bay laurel tree, used whole to flavor soups, stews, and sauces, then removed before serving.
Bay Leaf has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.
Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)
Found in 53 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.
Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA
Bay Leaf is also known as laurel, bay leaf, дафинов лист, defne yaprağı, dried bay leaf — these all refer to the same ingredient.
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