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Onion-family vegetable on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Onion-family vegetable is a kind of vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 206,365 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does onion-family vegetable contain an allergen?

Onion-family vegetable 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 onion-family vegetable vegan?

Yes. Onion-family vegetable 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 onion-family vegetable have on a label?

On European labels it is “légume de la famille de l'oignon” in French and “uienfamilie groenten” in Dutch.

French
légume de la famille de l'oignon
Dutch
uienfamilie groenten

Which foods contain onion-family vegetable?

Open Food Facts lists onion-family vegetable or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 206,365 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and processed meat. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Dressings and sauces32,270
  • Ready meals31,635
  • Processed meat8,484
  • Savoury snacks7,657
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches6,237
  • Vegetables5,946

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 84,423 · France 56,550 · Germany 18,684 · United Kingdom 14,352.

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

What kind of ingredient is onion-family vegetable?

Onion-family vegetable is a kind of vegetable.

Kinds of onion-family vegetableOnionGarlicLeekChivesShallotWelsh onion

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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: Onion-family vegetable
  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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