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Jerusalem artichoke on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Jerusalem artichoke is a kind of tuber. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 217 products, most often in soups.

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Does jerusalem artichoke contain an allergen?

Jerusalem artichoke 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 jerusalem artichoke vegan?

Yes. Jerusalem artichoke 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 jerusalem artichoke have on a label?

In English jerusalem artichoke can also read “root artichoke”. On European labels it is “topinambour” in French, “Topinambur” in German and “tupinambo” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishroot artichoke
French
topinambour
German
Topinambur
Spanish
tupinambo
Italian
Topinambour
Dutch
aardpeer
Polish
Słonecznik bulwiasty
Swedish
Jordärtskocka
Danish
jordskok, jordskokker
Norwegian
Jordskokk
Finnish
Maa-artisokka
Czech
slunečnice topinambur
Hungarian
Csicsóka
Romanian
Topinambur
Croatian
čičoka
Turkish
Yerelması

Which foods contain jerusalem artichoke?

Open Food Facts lists jerusalem artichoke in the ingredients of 217 products, most often soups, ready meals and vegetables. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Soups29
  • Ready meals17
  • Vegetables14
  • Biscuits and cakes13
  • Drinks with sweeteners11
  • Sweetened drinks11

Products with it, by country of sale: France 106 · United States 61 · Germany 11 · Russia 9.

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

What kind of ingredient is jerusalem artichoke?

Jerusalem artichoke is a kind of tuber.

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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: Jerusalem artichoke
  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: Jerusalem artichoke

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