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Anchovy paste on a food label: it contains fish

Anchovy paste is a kind of anchovy. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 437 products, most often in salty and fatty foods.

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Does anchovy paste contain an allergen?

Yes. Anchovy paste contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. It is made to a recipe, so any other allergen in it must be named on the label too.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is anchovy paste vegan?

No. Anchovy paste 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 anchovy paste have on a label?

On European labels it is “pâte d'anchois” in French, “Serdellenkreme” in German and “pasta de anchoa” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
pâte d'anchois
German
Serdellenkreme
Spanish
pasta de anchoa
Italian
pasta d'acciughe
Dutch
ansjovispasta
Polish
pasta z anchois
Finnish
anjovistahna
Czech
sardelova pasta
Croatian
pasta od inćuna

Which foods contain anchovy paste?

Open Food Facts lists anchovy paste in the ingredients of 437 products, most often salty and fatty foods, dressings and sauces and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.

  • Salty and fatty foods156
  • Dressings and sauces112
  • Ready meals37
  • Sandwiches18
  • Fruit and vegetables11
  • Cheese6

Products with it, by country of sale: France 191 · United States 150 · Spain 42 · Canada 16.

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

What kind of ingredient is anchovy paste?

Anchovy paste is a kind of anchovy.

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Sources

An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

  1. Open Food Facts: Anchovy paste
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  4. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
  7. Wikipedia: Anchovy paste

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