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Artichoke on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Artichoke is a kind of shoot vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,737 products, most often in vegetables. Per 100 g: about 45 kcal and 3.2 g protein.

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Does artichoke contain an allergen?

Artichoke 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 artichoke vegan?

Yes. Artichoke 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 artichoke have on a label?

On European labels it is “artichaut” in French, “Artischocke” in German and “alcachofa” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

French
artichaut, artichauts
German
Artischocke, Artichoken
Spanish
alcachofa
Italian
carciofo, carciofi
Dutch
artisjok
Portuguese
alcachofra
Polish
karczoch, karczochy
Swedish
kronärtskocka
Danish
Artiskok
Finnish
Latva-artisokka
Czech
artyčok
Hungarian
Articsóka
Romanian
Anghinare
Croatian
artičoka
Turkish
Enginar

Which foods contain artichoke?

Open Food Facts lists artichoke or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,737 products, most often vegetables, dressings and sauces and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Spain.

  • Vegetables526
  • Dressings and sauces237
  • Ready meals109
  • Salty and fatty foods86
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches72
  • Unsweetened drinks38

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 757 · France 601 · Spain 175 · Italy 137.

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

How many calories are in artichoke?

Artichoke has about 45 kcal per 100 g, with 3.2 g protein, 4.9 g carbohydrate and 0.2 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Artichoke, globe, raw” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

45kcal per 100 g
3.2g protein
4.9g carbohydrate
0.2g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 5.4 g, salt 0.15 g, energy 190 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20052 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is artichoke?

Artichoke is a kind of shoot vegetable.

Kinds of artichokeArtichoke heartGlobe artichoke

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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: Artichoke
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. Wikipedia: Artichoke

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