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Rutabaga on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Rutabaga 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 340 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does rutabaga contain an allergen?

Rutabaga 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 rutabaga vegan?

Yes. Rutabaga 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 rutabaga have on a label?

In English rutabaga can also read “swede”. On European labels it is “Kohlrübe” in German, “colinabo” in Spanish and “kålrot” in Swedish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishswede
German
Kohlrübe
Spanish
colinabo, nabicol
Swedish
kålrot
Danish
kålroe
Norwegian
kålrot
Finnish
lanttu

Which foods contain rutabaga?

Open Food Facts lists rutabaga or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 340 products, most often ready meals, soups and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.

  • Ready meals67
  • Soups53
  • Vegetables27
  • Salty and fatty foods16
  • Sandwiches14
  • Fruit and vegetables11

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 206 · France 68 · United States 43 · Norway 17.

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

What kind of ingredient is rutabaga?

Rutabaga is a kind of taproot vegetable.

Kinds of rutabagaCooked rutabaga

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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: Rutabaga
  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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