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Ingredient dictionary

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

Cardoon 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 69 products, most often in vegetables.

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

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Does cardoon contain an allergen?

Cardoon 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 cardoon vegan?

Yes. Cardoon 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 cardoon have on a label?

In English cardoon can also read “artichoke thistle” or “cardoons”. On European labels it is “cardon” in French, “Cardy” in German and “cardo” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishartichoke thistlecardoons

French: cardon
German: Cardy, Kardone
Spanish: cardo
Italian: cardo, cardi
Dutch: kardoen
Portuguese: cardo, cardo-de-coalho
Polish: kard, karczoch hiszpański
Swedish: kardon
Danish: kardon
Finnish: kardoni
Hungarian: kardi
Romanian: cardon
Turkish: devedikeni

Which foods contain cardoon?

Open Food Facts lists cardoon or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 69 products, most often vegetables, cheese and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Portugal.

Vegetables36
Cheese19
Ready meals5
Unsweetened drinks1
Soups1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 29 · Spain 20 · Portugal 16 · Switzerland 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is cardoon?

Cardoon is a kind of vegetable.

Kinds of cardoonRaw cardoon

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