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Gelatin: allergens and what’s inside

Of 129 packs of gelatin whose ingredients Open Food Facts reads in full, 5% list gluten and 5% list sulphites. Another 12% carry a “may contain” line for milk.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20263 sourcesHow we check

Which allergens are in gelatin?

Of 129 packs of gelatin whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full, 5% list gluten, 5% list sulphites, 2% list fish and 2% list milk. Another 12% carry a “may contain” line for milk, 10% for egg and 10% for soy. Recipes differ from pack to pack, so the label in your hand is the one that counts.

Coeliac or gluten-freeHeads up5% list gluten; 9% more carry a “may contain” line for it.

Sulphite sensitivityHeads up5% list sulphites; 3% more carry a “may contain” line for them.

Fish allergyHeads up2% list fish; 2% more carry a “may contain” line for it.

Milk allergyHeads up2% list milk; 12% more carry a “may contain” line for it.

Egg allergyHeads up2% list egg; 10% more carry a “may contain” line for it.

Soy allergyHeads up10% carry a “may contain” line for soy.

Not for you when most of these packs list the allergen, Heads up when fewer do or only a “may contain” line names it. In the app, a profile gets Not for you on a pack that lists the allergen and Heads up on one whose “may contain” line names it: it reads the pack in your hand, not these counts.

What is gelatin usually made of?

The ingredients most packs of gelatin list, with the share of packs that list each: sugar (36%), e330 citric acid (22%), salt (21%) and artificial flavouring (20%).

Packs in Open Food Facts, by country of sale: France 100 · United States 45 · Germany 42 · Spain 42.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows what these packs list, not every recipe for gelatin.

Calories and nutrients

Not shown here. Open Food Facts records calories and nutrients per 100 g or per 100 ml without saying which, so a figure for all these packs together could mislead. The pack you buy prints its own, and that is the figure to log.

What kind of food is gelatin?

In the Open Food Facts categories, gelatin is one of the thickeners.

What else is gelatin called?

In EnglishGelatine

French: Gélatine
German: Gelatine
Spanish: Gelatina
Italian: Gelatina
Dutch: Gelatines
Polish: Żelatyna

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Sources

Every share is counted over the packs whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full. A pack lists an allergen when Open Food Facts’ allergen field names it, or when one of its ingredients stands for it by the same two-of-three checks as the ingredient dictionary (tahini is sesame, a cheese is milk). A “may contain” line counts only for an allergen the pack does not list.

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