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Romanesco broccoli on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Romanesco broccoli is a kind of broccoli. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 95 products, most often in vegetables.

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Does romanesco broccoli contain an allergen?

Romanesco broccoli 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 romanesco broccoli vegan?

Yes. Romanesco broccoli 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 romanesco broccoli have on a label?

In English romanesco broccoli can also read “Broccolo Romanesco”, “Romanesque cauliflower” or “Romanesco”. On European labels it is “choux romanesco” in French, “Romanesco” in German and “romanescu” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

In EnglishBroccolo RomanescoRomanesque cauliflowerRomanesco
French
choux romanesco, chou romanesco
German
Romanesco
Spanish
romanescu
Italian
broccolo romanesco
Dutch
romanesco
Portuguese
romanesco
Czech
romanesco
Hungarian
pagodakarfiol
Croatian
romanesco brokula

Which foods contain romanesco broccoli?

Open Food Facts lists romanesco broccoli in the ingredients of 95 products, most often vegetables, ready meals and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Belgium.

  • Vegetables43
  • Ready meals22
  • Sandwiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 44 · Germany 33 · Belgium 12 · Netherlands 7.

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

What kind of ingredient is romanesco broccoli?

Romanesco broccoli is a kind of broccoli.

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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: Romanesco broccoli
  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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