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Atlantic salmon on a food label: it contains fish

Atlantic salmon is a kind of salmon. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 3,332 products, most often in oily fish.

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Does Atlantic salmon contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is Atlantic salmon vegan?

No. Atlantic salmon 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 Atlantic salmon have on a label?

In English Atlantic salmon can also read “salmo salar salmon”. On European labels it is “saumon atlantique” in French, “Atlantischer Lachs” in German and “Salmón del Atlántico” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishsalmo salar salmon
French
saumon atlantique, saumon salmo salar
German
Atlantischer Lachs
Spanish
Salmón del Atlántico
Italian
salmone atlantico
Dutch
atlantische zalm
Portuguese
salmão atlântico
Polish
łosoś szlachetny, łosoś atlantycki
Swedish
atlantlax
Norwegian
Atlantisk laks
Finnish
merilohi
Czech
losos obecný
Romanian
Somon
Croatian
atlanski losos
Turkish
Atlantik sombalığı

Which foods contain Atlantic salmon?

Open Food Facts lists Atlantic salmon or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 3,332 products, most often oily fish, ready meals and fish and seafood. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Belgium.

  • Oily fish1,678
  • Ready meals448
  • Fish and seafood338
  • Sandwiches108
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches82
  • Savoury snacks69

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2,203 · United States 298 · Belgium 151 · Germany 130.

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

What kind of ingredient is Atlantic salmon?

Atlantic salmon is a kind of salmon.

Kinds of Atlantic salmonSmoked atlantic salmonAtlantic salmon fillets with skin

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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: Atlantic salmon
  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: Atlantic salmon

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