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Tinned mackerel: allergens and what’s inside

Of 452 packs of tinned mackerel whose ingredients Open Food Facts reads in full, 100% list fish and 21% list mustard. Another 19% carry a “may contain” line for mustard. Most list mackerel, salt and water.

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for a fish allergy profile, on 100% of these packs

Which allergens are in tinned mackerel?

Of 452 packs of tinned mackerel whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full, 100% list fish, 21% list mustard, 19% list sulphites and 6% list milk. Another 19% carry a “may contain” line for mustard, 14% for milk and 4% for celery. Recipes differ from pack to pack, so the label in your hand is the one that counts.

Fish allergyNot for you100% list fish.
Mustard allergyHeads up21% list mustard; 19% more carry a “may contain” line for it.
Sulphite sensitivityHeads up19% list sulphites.
Milk allergyHeads up6% list milk; 14% more carry a “may contain” line for it.
Celery allergyHeads up5% list celery; 4% more carry a “may contain” line for it.
Coeliac or gluten-freeHeads up2% list gluten; 1% more carry a “may contain” line for it.

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.

Read the fish guide · Read the mustard guide

What is tinned mackerel usually made of?

The ingredients most packs of tinned mackerel list, with the share of packs that list each: mackerel (100%), salt (96%), water (77%) and mackerel fillet (75%).

Packs in Open Food Facts, by country of sale: France 421 · Spain 65 · Germany 27 · United Kingdom 22.

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 tinned mackerel.

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 tinned mackerel?

In the Open Food Facts categories, tinned mackerel is a kind of canned fish.

What else is tinned mackerel called?

French
Maquereaux en conserve
German
Makrelen in Kupferdosen
Spanish
Caballas enlatadas
Italian
Sgombro in lattina
Dutch
Makreel in blik/pot

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  2. Open Food Facts: categories and ingredients taxonomies (names, kinds, allergens), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: Tinned mackerel

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