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Ingredient dictionary

Green asparagus on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Green asparagus is a kind of asparagus. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 266 products, most often in vegetables. Per 100 g: about 24 kcal and 2.5 g protein.

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

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Does green asparagus contain an allergen?

Green asparagus 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 green asparagus vegan?

Yes. Green asparagus 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 green asparagus have on a label?

On European labels it is “asperges vertes” in French, “grüner Spargel” in German and “espárragos verdes” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French: asperges vertes
German: grüner Spargel, Grüne Spargeln
Spanish: espárragos verdes
Italian: asparagi verdi
Dutch: groene asperges
Portuguese: espargos verdes
Polish: zielone szparagi, zielony szparag
Finnish: vihreä parsa
Croatian: zelene šparoge

Which foods contain green asparagus?

Open Food Facts lists green asparagus or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 266 products, most often vegetables, ready meals and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Germany.

Vegetables126
Ready meals49
Pasta, rice and flour10
Fish and seafood8
Soups7
Pizzas, pies and quiches6

Products with it, by country of sale: France 155 · Spain 41 · Germany 29 · United States 26.

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

How many calories are in green asparagus?

Green asparagus has about 24 kcal per 100 g, with 2.5 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Asparagus, green, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

24kcal per 100 g

2.5g protein

2g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.5 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 2.2 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 102 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20279. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is green asparagus?

Green asparagus is a kind of asparagus.

Kinds of green asparagusGreen asparagus heads

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