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Inedible crust on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Inedible crust is a kind of crust. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 204 products, most often in cheese.

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Does inedible crust contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link inedible crust to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is inedible crust vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of inedible crust are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.

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What other names does inedible crust have on a label?

On European labels it is “croûte non comestible” in French, “Unessabare Kruste” in German and “Crosta non commestibile” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
croûte non comestible, croûte non consommable
German
Unessabare Kruste
Italian
Crosta non commestibile
Dutch
korst niet eetbaar
Croatian
nejestiva kora

Which foods contain inedible crust?

Open Food Facts lists inedible crust in the ingredients of 204 products, most often cheese and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and Spain.

  • Cheese180
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 191 · Belgium 27 · Spain 4 · Italy 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is inedible crust?

Inedible crust is a kind of crust.

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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: Inedible crust
  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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