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Ingredient dictionary

Romaine lettuce on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Romaine lettuce is a kind of lettuce. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,786 products, most often in fruit and vegetables. Per 100 g: about 17 kcal and 1.2 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does romaine lettuce contain an allergen?

Romaine lettuce 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 romaine lettuce vegan?

Yes. Romaine lettuce 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 romaine lettuce have on a label?

In English romaine lettuce can also read “cos”. On European labels it is “laitue romaine” in French, “Römersalat” in German and “lechuga romana” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishcos

French: laitue romaine
German: Römersalat, römischer Salat
Spanish: lechuga romana, lechuga larga
Italian: lattuga romana
Dutch: bindsla, romeinse sla
Portuguese: alface romana
Polish: sałata rzymska, sałaty rzymskiej
Swedish: romansallat
Danish: romainesalat, romersk salat
Norwegian: romanosalat
Finnish: roomansalaatti, sidesalaatti
Czech: římský salát
Romanian: salată romană
Croatian: salata kristalka

Which foods contain romaine lettuce?

Open Food Facts lists romaine lettuce in the ingredients of 1,786 products, most often fruit and vegetables, ready meals and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Fruit and vegetables206
Ready meals151
Unsweetened drinks76
Sandwiches66
Vegetables42
Sweets39

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,032 · United Kingdom 261 · Germany 104 · France 84.

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

How many calories are in romaine lettuce?

Romaine lettuce has about 17 kcal per 100 g, with 1.2 g protein, 1.2 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Cos or romaine lettuce, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

17kcal per 100 g

1.2g protein

1.2g carbohydrate

0.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.2 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 2.1 g, salt 0.02 g, energy 69 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 20171. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is romaine lettuce?

Romaine lettuce is a kind of lettuce.

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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.

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