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Parsley root on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Parsley root is a kind of taproot vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 390 products, most often in ready meals.
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Does parsley root contain an allergen?
Parsley root 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 parsley root vegan?
Yes. Parsley root is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does parsley root have on a label?
On European labels it is “racine de persil” in French, “Petersilienwurzel” in German and “raices de peregril” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.
- French
- racine de persil
- German
- Petersilienwurzel, Wurzelpetersilie
- Spanish
- raices de peregril
- Italian
- radice di prezzemolo
- Dutch
- peterseliewortel, wortelpeterselie
- Polish
- korzeń pietruszki, pietruszka korzeń
- Danish
- persillerod
- Norwegian
- persillerot
- Czech
- kořenová petržel
- Croatian
- korijen peršina
Which foods contain parsley root?
Open Food Facts lists parsley root in the ingredients of 390 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and soups. Most of them are sold in Germany, the Netherlands and France.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 147 · Netherlands 95 · France 49 · Poland 47.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where parsley root turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is parsley root?
Parsley root is a kind of taproot vegetable.
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- Open Food Facts: Parsley root
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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