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

Cress is a kind of leaf vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 472 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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Does cress contain an allergen?

Cress 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 cress vegan?

Yes. Cress 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 cress have on a label?

On European labels it is “Cresson” in French, “Kresse” in German and “crescione” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
Cresson
German
Kresse
Italian
crescione
Swedish
krasse
Croatian
kres

Which foods contain cress?

Open Food Facts lists cress or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 472 products, most often unsweetened drinks, soups and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Unsweetened drinks165
  • Soups42
  • Ready meals33
  • Vegetables14
  • Dressings and sauces12
  • Alcoholic drinks11

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 195 · France 126 · Germany 74 · United Kingdom 25.

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

What kind of ingredient is cress?

Cress is a kind of leaf vegetable.

Kinds of cressWatercressGarden cress

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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: Cress
  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. Wikipedia: Cress

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