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Ingredient dictionary

Alaska pollock on a food label: it contains fish

Alaska pollock is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,151 products, most often in fish and seafood. Per 100 g: about 71 kcal and 16 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20268 sourcesHow we check

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Alaska pollock=fish

Does Alaska pollock contain an allergen?

Yes. Alaska pollock contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

Allergen	US	UK and Europe	Gulf
Fish	Required	Required	Required

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Is Alaska pollock vegan?

No. Alaska pollock is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it comes from an animal.

VegetarianNot for youIt comes from fish or shellfish.

Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does Alaska pollock have on a label?

In English Alaska pollock can also read “Alaskan pollock” or “Theragra chalcogramma”. On European labels it is “Colin d'Alaska” in French, “Alaska Seelachs” in German and “Abadejo de Alaska” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

In EnglishAlaskan pollockTheragra chalcogramma

French: Colin d'Alaska, Theragra chalcogramma
German: Alaska Seelachs, Alaska-Pollack
Spanish: Abadejo de Alaska, colín de Alaska
Italian: merluzzo d'Alaska, Pollack d'Alaska
Dutch: Alaskakoolvis, alaskapollak
Portuguese: merluza-do-alasca
Polish: Mintaj, mintaja
Norwegian: Alaskatheragra
Finnish: Alaskanseiti
Croatian: aljaška kolja

Which foods contain Alaska pollock?

Open Food Facts lists Alaska pollock or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 2,151 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and white fish. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

Fish and seafood862
Ready meals559
White fish202
Baby foods19
Savoury snacks16
Salty and fatty foods15

Products with it, by country of sale: France 989 · United States 428 · Germany 309 · United Kingdom 125.

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

How many calories are in Alaska pollock?

Alaska pollock has about 71 kcal per 100 g, with 16 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 0.6 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Alaska pollock, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

71kcal per 100 g

16g protein

0g carbohydrate

0.6g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 0.1 g, salt 0.48 g, energy 300 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 26006. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Alaska pollock?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, Alaska pollock sits under fish and white fish.

Kinds of Alaska pollockAlaskan Pollock filletRaw Alaska pollock

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