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Ingredient dictionary

Belgian endive on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Belgian endive 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 157 products, most often in vegetables. Per 100 g: about 20 kcal and 1.2 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does belgian endive contain an allergen?

Belgian endive 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 belgian endive vegan?

Yes. Belgian endive 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 belgian endive have on a label?

On European labels it is “endive” in French, “Chicorée” in German and “endivia Belga” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French: endive, endives
German: Chicorée
Spanish: endivia Belga
Italian: Cicoria Belga
Dutch: witlof
Danish: julesalat
Finnish: salaattisikuri
Czech: čekanka
Hungarian: cikória
Croatian: belgijska endivija

Which foods contain belgian endive?

Open Food Facts lists belgian endive in the ingredients of 157 products, most often vegetables, ready meals and ice cream. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Vegetables62
Ready meals45
Ice cream5
Pizzas, pies and quiches3
Processed meat2
Drinks with sweeteners2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 118 · Germany 19 · Netherlands 11 · Belgium 10.

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

How many calories are in belgian endive?

Belgian endive has about 20 kcal per 100 g, with 1.2 g protein, 2.8 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Chicory, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

20kcal per 100 g

1.2g protein

2.8g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 2.4 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 1.1 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 85 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20026. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is belgian endive?

Belgian endive is a kind of shoot vegetable.

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