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Ingredient dictionary

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

Asparagus 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 1,475 products, most often in vegetables. Per 100 g: about 24 kcal and 2.5 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does asparagus contain an allergen?

Asparagus 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 asparagus vegan?

Yes. Asparagus 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 asparagus have on a label?

In English asparagus can also read “asparagus spears”. On European labels it is “asperge” in French, “Spargel” in German and “espárrago” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishasparagus spears

French: asperge, asperges
German: Spargel, Gemüsespargel
Spanish: espárrago, espárragos
Italian: Asparago, aspargi
Dutch: asperge, asperges
Portuguese: espargo
Polish: Szparag, szparagi
Swedish: Sparris
Danish: Asparges
Norwegian: Asparges
Finnish: Parsa
Czech: Chřest lékařský
Romanian: Sparanghel
Croatian: ljekovita šparoga

Which foods contain asparagus?

Open Food Facts lists asparagus or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,475 products, most often vegetables, ready meals and soups. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.

Vegetables636
Ready meals189
Soups65
Pasta, rice and flour40
Pizzas, pies and quiches24
Fruit and vegetables23

Products with it, by country of sale: France 517 · United States 444 · Spain 209 · Germany 179.

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

How many calories are in asparagus?

Asparagus has about 24 kcal per 100 g, with 2.5 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Asparagus, green, raw” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

24kcal per 100 g

2.5g protein

2g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.5 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 2.2 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 102 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20279 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is asparagus?

Asparagus is a kind of shoot vegetable.

Kinds of asparagusGreen asparagus White asparagusAsparagus headsViolet asparagus

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