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Ingredient dictionary

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

Salsify 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 125 products, most often in vegetables.

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

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Does salsify contain an allergen?

Salsify 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 salsify vegan?

Yes. Salsify 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 salsify have on a label?

In English salsify can also read “black salsify”. On European labels it is “salsifis” in French, “Schwarzwurzeln” in German and “scorzonera” in Italian. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishblack salsify

French: salsifis, salsifis noirs
German: Schwarzwurzeln
Italian: scorzonera
Dutch: schorseneren
Portuguese: Escorcioneira
Polish: Wężymord czarny korzeń
Swedish: Svartrot
Danish: Skorzonerrod
Finnish: Mustajuuri
Czech: hadí mord španělský
Hungarian: Feketegyökér
Romanian: Scorțoneră
Croatian: crni korijen
Turkish: Sakız otu

Which foods contain salsify?

Open Food Facts lists salsify or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 125 products, most often vegetables, ready meals and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Belgium.

Vegetables92
Ready meals6
Salty and fatty foods5
Poultry1
Soups1
Sweetened drinks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 88 · Germany 28 · Belgium 9 · Switzerland 6.

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

What kind of ingredient is salsify?

Salsify is a kind of taproot vegetable.

Kinds of salsifySalsify juice concentrate

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