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Celery stalk on a food label: it contains celery

Celery stalk is a kind of celery. It contains celery, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 257 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 18 kcal and 0.6 g protein.

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Does celery stalk contain an allergen?

Yes. Celery stalk contains celery: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
CeleryNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is celery stalk vegan?

Yes. Celery stalk 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.
Celery allergyNot for youIt contains celery.

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What other names does celery stalk have on a label?

On European labels it is “céleri branche” in French, “Stangensellerie” in German and “gambo di sedano” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
céleri branche, branche de céleri
German
Stangensellerie
Italian
gambo di sedano
Dutch
bleekselderij
Polish
seler naciowy, selera naciowego
Croatian
stabljika celera

Which foods contain celery stalk?

Open Food Facts lists celery stalk in the ingredients of 257 products, most often ready meals, soups and vegetables. Most of them are sold in France, the Netherlands and the United States.

  • Ready meals76
  • Soups50
  • Vegetables27
  • Dressings and sauces11
  • Pasta, rice and flour5
  • Fish and seafood5

Products with it, by country of sale: France 114 · Netherlands 84 · United States 20 · Belgium 18.

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

How many calories are in celery stalk?

Celery stalk has about 18 kcal per 100 g, with 0.6 g protein, 2.4 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Celery stalk, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

18kcal per 100 g
0.6g protein
2.4g carbohydrate
0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.3 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 2.2 g, salt 0.2 g, energy 73 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20023. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is celery stalk?

Celery stalk is a kind of celery.

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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: Celery stalk
  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
  4. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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