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Vegetables in variable proportion on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Vegetables in variable proportion is a kind of vegetable. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 590 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does vegetables in variable proportion contain an allergen?

Vegetables in variable proportion 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 vegetables in variable proportion vegan?

Yes. Vegetables in variable proportion 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 vegetables in variable proportion have on a label?

On European labels it is “légumes en proportions variables” in French, “Gemüse in verschiedener Größe” in German and “verduras en proporción variable” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
légumes en proportions variables, légumes en proportion variable
German
Gemüse in verschiedener Größe
Spanish
verduras en proporción variable, hortalizas en proporción variable
Italian
verdure in proporzione variabile
Polish
warzywa w zmiennych proporcjach
Romanian
legume în proporții variabile
Croatian
povrće u promijenljivom udjelu

Which foods contain vegetables in variable proportion?

Open Food Facts lists vegetables in variable proportion in the ingredients of 590 products, most often ready meals, vegetables and soups. Most of them are sold in Spain, Italy and France.

  • Ready meals154
  • Vegetables69
  • Soups66
  • Salty and fatty foods42
  • Dressings and sauces38
  • Pasta, rice and flour13

Products with it, by country of sale: Spain 258 · Italy 243 · France 68 · United Kingdom 24.

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

What kind of ingredient is vegetables in variable proportion?

Vegetables in variable proportion is a kind of vegetable.

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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: Vegetables in variable proportion
  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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