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Ingredient dictionary

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

Aubergine is a kind of fruit vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 3,605 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 21 kcal and 1.1 g protein.

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

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Does aubergine contain an allergen?

Aubergine 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 aubergine vegan?

Yes. Aubergine 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 aubergine have on a label?

In English aubergine can also read “eggplant”. On European labels it is “Auberginen” in German, “berenjena” in Spanish and “melanzana” in Italian. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englisheggplant

German: Auberginen
Spanish: berenjena
Italian: melanzana, melanzane
Portuguese: beringela
Polish: bakłażan, oberżyna
Danish: auberginer
Finnish: Munakoiso, munakoisoa
Czech: lilek vejcoplodý
Hungarian: padlizsán
Romanian: Vânătă
Croatian: patlidžan, plavi patlidžan
Turkish: Patlıcan

Which foods contain aubergine?

Open Food Facts lists aubergine or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 3,605 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and vegetables. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

Ready meals1,101
Dressings and sauces399
Vegetables356
Salty and fatty foods298
Pizzas, pies and quiches141
Pasta, rice and flour90

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2,172 · Germany 404 · United States 341 · Spain 194.

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

How many calories are in aubergine?

Aubergine has about 21 kcal per 100 g, with 1.1 g protein, 2.4 g carbohydrate and 0.1 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Eggplant, raw” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

21kcal per 100 g

1.1g protein

2.4g carbohydrate

0.1g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 2.4 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 2.7 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 89 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20053 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is aubergine?

Aubergine is a kind of fruit vegetable.

Kinds of aubergineGrilled auberginesDried aubergineRaw aubergine

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