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Ingredient dictionary

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

Dandelion 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 254 products, most often in unsweetened drinks. Per 100 g: about 49 kcal and 2.9 g protein.

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

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Does dandelion contain an allergen?

Dandelion 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 dandelion vegan?

Yes. Dandelion 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 dandelion have on a label?

In English dandelion can also read “common dandelion”, “dandelion leaf” or “dandelion leaves”. On European labels it is “pissenlit” in French, “Löwenzahn” in German and “diente de león” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishcommon dandeliondandelion leafdandelion leaves

French: pissenlit, feuille de pissenlit
German: Löwenzahn
Spanish: diente de león, achicoria amarga
Italian: dente di leone
Dutch: paardenbloem
Portuguese: dente-de-leão
Swedish: maskros
Danish: Mælkebøtte
Finnish: voikukka
Czech: pampeliška lékařská, Pampelišky smetánky
Hungarian: gyermekláncfű
Romanian: Păpădia
Croatian: ljekoviti maslačak
Turkish: karahindiba

Which foods contain dandelion?

Open Food Facts lists dandelion in the ingredients of 254 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweetened drinks and drinks with sweeteners. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Unsweetened drinks94
Sweetened drinks12
Drinks with sweeteners4
Sweets3
Pasta, rice and flour2
Ready meals2

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 96 · France 90 · Germany 27 · Canada 9.

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

How many calories are in dandelion?

Dandelion has about 49 kcal per 100 g, with 2.9 g protein, 6.1 g carbohydrate and 0.9 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Dandelion, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

49kcal per 100 g

2.9g protein

6.1g carbohydrate

0.9g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.7 g, saturated fat 0.2 g, fibre 2.7 g, salt 0.22 g, energy 204 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20038. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is dandelion?

Dandelion is a kind of leaf vegetable.

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