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Ingredient dictionary

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

Cabbage 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 12,435 products, most often in ready meals.

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

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Does cabbage contain an allergen?

Cabbage 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 cabbage vegan?

Yes. Cabbage 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 cabbage have on a label?

On European labels it is “chou” in French, “Kohl” in German and “col” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

French: chou, choux
German: Kohl
Spanish: col, repollo
Italian: cavolo
Dutch: kool
Polish: kapusta, kapusty
Swedish: kål
Danish: kål
Norwegian: kål
Finnish: kaali, keräkaali
Hungarian: fejeskáposzta
Croatian: kupus
Turkish: lahana

Which foods contain cabbage?

Open Food Facts lists cabbage or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 12,435 products, most often ready meals, vegetables and fruit and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Ready meals2,738
Vegetables1,297
Fruit and vegetables570
Pasta, rice and flour556
Unsweetened drinks454
Savoury snacks280

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 5,839 · France 2,283 · Germany 1,319 · United Kingdom 780.

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

What kind of ingredient is cabbage?

Cabbage is a kind of brassica.

Kinds of cabbageKale White cabbage Red cabbage Savoy cabbage Brussels sprouts Chinese cabbage Pak choi Kohlrabi RapiniKomatsunaGai lanMustard cabbage

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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.

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