Vegetable
Also known as: vegetables
Although vegetables themselves are healthy whole foods, an unspecified 'vegetable' label on an ingredient list is a generic umbrella term that does not identify the specific species used. EU labeling rules require species disclosure for primary ingredients; an unspecific name reduces transparency for allergen and origin tracking.
What it is
Generic, unspecified umbrella term referring to any of multiple edible plant species used as vegetables.
Whole-food ingredient (varies by species).
What regulators actually say
"Ingredients required to be declared on the label or labeling of a food... shall be listed by common or usual name."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Common-or-usual-name rules (21 CFR 101.4) generally require listing each ingredient by specific name
European Union — EFSA
EU Reg 1169/2011 requires specific naming except for a defined list of category names
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