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Ingredient dictionary

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

Broccoli is a kind of brassica. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 6,460 products, most often in vegetables. Per 100 g: about 36 kcal and 4 g protein.

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

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Does broccoli contain an allergen?

Broccoli 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 broccoli vegan?

Yes. Broccoli 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 broccoli have on a label?

In English broccoli can also read “broccoli cuts”. On European labels it is “Brocoli” in French, “Brokkoli” in German and “Brócoli” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In Englishbroccoli cuts

French: Brocoli, Brocolis
German: Brokkoli
Spanish: Brócoli, Brócolis
Portuguese: brócolos
Polish: brokuł, brokuły
Norwegian: brokkoli
Finnish: parsakaali
Czech: brokolice
Hungarian: Brokkoli
Croatian: brokula
Turkish: Brokoli

Which foods contain broccoli?

Open Food Facts lists broccoli or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 6,460 products, most often vegetables, ready meals and fruit and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Vegetables1,396
Ready meals1,016
Fruit and vegetables231
Soups191
Biscuits and cakes127
Unsweetened drinks124

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3,521 · France 1,137 · Germany 489 · United Kingdom 247.

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

How many calories are in broccoli?

Broccoli has about 36 kcal per 100 g, with 4 g protein, 1.7 g carbohydrate and 0.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Broccoli, raw” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

36kcal per 100 g

4g protein

1.7g carbohydrate

0.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.7 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 2.9 g, salt 0.05 g, energy 151 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20057 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is broccoli?

Broccoli is a kind of brassica.

Kinds of broccoliBroccoli floret Romanesco broccoliBroccoli stalksBroccoli cressRaw broccoliBroccoli leaves

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