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

Brassica is a kind of vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 20,383 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does brassica contain an allergen?

Brassica 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 brassica vegan?

Yes. Brassica 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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Which foods contain brassica?

Open Food Facts lists brassica or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 20,383 products, most often ready meals, vegetables and fruit and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Ready meals3,955
  • Vegetables3,162
  • Fruit and vegetables781
  • Pasta, rice and flour700
  • Soups531
  • Unsweetened drinks493

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 9,662 · France 4,005 · Germany 2,023 · United Kingdom 1,237.

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

What kind of ingredient is brassica?

Brassica is a kind of vegetable.

Kinds of brassicaCabbageBroccoliCauliflowerBrussels sproutsPointed cabbageBrassica Rapa L.

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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: Brassica
  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

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