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Ingredient dictionary

Albacore on a food label: it contains fish

Albacore is a kind of tuna. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 334 products, most often in oily fish. Per 100 g: about 121 kcal and 27 g protein.

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

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Albacore=fish

Does albacore contain an allergen?

Yes. Albacore 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 albacore vegan?

No. Albacore 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 albacore have on a label?

In English albacore can also read “albacore tuna”, “white tuna” or “solid white tuna”. On European labels it is “thon blanc” in French, “Weisse Thunfisch” in German and “atún blanco” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In Englishalbacore tunawhite tunasolid white tuna

French: thon blanc, thon blanc germon
German: Weisse Thunfisch, Weißer Thun
Spanish: atún blanco, albacora
Italian: tonno bianco
Dutch: Witte tonijn
Polish: Tuńczyk albakora
Swedish: Långfenad tonfisk
Norwegian: Albakor
Finnish: Valkotonnikala
Czech: tuňák křídlatý
Turkish: Beyaz ton balığı

Which foods contain albacore?

Open Food Facts lists albacore in the ingredients of 334 products, most often oily fish, fish and seafood and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Switzerland.

Oily fish236
Fish and seafood33
Ready meals20
Salty and fatty foods14
Sandwiches4
Bread2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 232 · Spain 75 · Switzerland 24 · United States 19.

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

How many calories are in albacore?

Albacore has about 121 kcal per 100 g, with 27 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 1.4 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Albacore, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

121kcal per 100 g

27g protein

0g carbohydrate

1.4g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0.3 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.29 g, energy 514 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 26076. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is albacore?

Albacore is a kind of tuna.

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