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Pointed cabbage on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Pointed cabbage is a kind of brassica. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 36 products, most often in sandwiches.

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Does pointed cabbage contain an allergen?

Pointed cabbage 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 pointed cabbage vegan?

Yes. Pointed cabbage 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 pointed cabbage have on a label?

On European labels it is “Spitzkohl” in German, “spetskål” in Swedish and “spidskål” in Danish.

German
Spitzkohl
Swedish
spetskål
Danish
spidskål

Which foods contain pointed cabbage?

Open Food Facts lists pointed cabbage or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 36 products, most often sandwiches, bread and ready meals. Most of them are sold in Germany, Sweden and Denmark.

  • Sandwiches21
  • Bread5
  • Ready meals4
  • Vegetables1
  • Pasta, rice and flour1

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 25 · Sweden 7 · Denmark 3 · Belgium 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is pointed cabbage?

Pointed cabbage is a kind of brassica.

Kinds of pointed cabbageRed pointed cabbage

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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: Pointed cabbage
  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: Pointed cabbage

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