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Ingredient dictionary

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

Cauliflower 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 3,876 products, most often in vegetables. Per 100 g: about 26 kcal and 1.8 g protein.

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

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Does cauliflower contain an allergen?

Cauliflower 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 cauliflower vegan?

Yes. Cauliflower 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 cauliflower have on a label?

On European labels it is “chou-fleur” in French, “Blumenkohl” in German and “coliflor” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

French: chou-fleur, choux-fleur
German: Blumenkohl
Spanish: coliflor
Italian: cavolfiore, cavolfiori
Dutch: bloemkool
Portuguese: Couve flor
Polish: kalafior
Swedish: blomkål
Danish: blomkål
Finnish: kukkakaali
Croatian: karfiol

Which foods contain cauliflower?

Open Food Facts lists cauliflower or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 3,876 products, most often vegetables, ready meals and soups. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Vegetables936
Ready meals482
Soups207
Dressings and sauces129
Fruit and vegetables112
Pizzas, pies and quiches108

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,719 · France 885 · Germany 375 · United Kingdom 313.

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

How many calories are in cauliflower?

Cauliflower has about 26 kcal per 100 g, with 1.8 g protein, 2.1 g carbohydrate and 0.7 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Cauliflower, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

26kcal per 100 g

1.8g protein

2.1g carbohydrate

0.7g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.7 g, saturated fat 0.2 g, fibre 2.2 g, salt 0.02 g, energy 109 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20016. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is cauliflower?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, cauliflower sits under brassica and vegetable.

Kinds of cauliflowerCauliflower floretsGreen cauliflower

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