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White asparagus on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
White asparagus is a kind of asparagus. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 196 products, most often in vegetables.
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Does white asparagus contain an allergen?
White asparagus 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 white asparagus vegan?
Yes. White asparagus is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does white asparagus have on a label?
On European labels it is “asperges blanches” in French, “weisser Spargel” in German and “Espárrago blanco” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.
- French
- asperges blanches, asperge blanche
- German
- weisser Spargel, weißer Spargel
- Spanish
- Espárrago blanco
- Italian
- asparagi bianchi
- Dutch
- witte asperges
- Portuguese
- Espargos brancos
- Polish
- białe szparagi, biały szparag
- Finnish
- valkoinen parsa
- Croatian
- bijele šparoge
Which foods contain white asparagus?
Open Food Facts lists white asparagus or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 196 products, most often vegetables, soups and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 138 · Spain 51 · Germany 10 · Belgium 10.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where white asparagus turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is white asparagus?
White asparagus is a kind of asparagus.
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- Open Food Facts: White asparagus
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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