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Chicory root on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Chicory root is a kind of chicory. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,547 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does chicory root contain an allergen?

Chicory root 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 chicory root vegan?

Yes. Chicory root 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 chicory root have on a label?

On European labels it is “racine de chicorée” in French, “Chikoreewurzel” in German and “radice di cicoria” in Italian. The other 5 languages are listed below.

French
racine de chicorée
German
Chikoreewurzel, Zichorienwurzel
Italian
radice di cicoria
Dutch
cichoreiwortel
Polish
korzeń cykorii, korzenia cykorii
Swedish
cikoriarot
Danish
cikorierod
Croatian
cikorija korijen, korijen cikorije

Which foods contain chicory root?

Open Food Facts lists chicory root in the ingredients of 1,547 products, most often biscuits and cakes, unsweetened drinks and milk and yoghurt. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Canada.

  • Biscuits and cakes261
  • Unsweetened drinks181
  • Milk and yoghurt54
  • Pasta, rice and flour54
  • Breakfast cereals49
  • Sweetened drinks43

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,107 · France 158 · Canada 76 · Germany 72.

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

What kind of ingredient is chicory root?

Chicory root is a kind of chicory.

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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: Chicory root
  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

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