Ingredient dictionary
Barn eggs on a food label: they contain egg
Barn eggs are a kind of egg. They contain egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 2,207 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.
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Barn eggs=egg
Do barn eggs contain an allergen?
Yes. Barn eggs contain egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | Required | Required | Required |
Are barn eggs vegan?
No. Barn eggs are not vegan: they are made from egg. They are vegetarian.
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What other names do barn eggs have on a label?
On European labels they are “œufs d'élevage au sol” in French, “Eier aus Bodenhaltung” in German and “huevos de granero” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.
- French
- œufs d'élevage au sol, œufs de poules élevées au sol
- German
- Eier aus Bodenhaltung
- Spanish
- huevos de granero
- Italian
- uova di allevamento al suolo
- Dutch
- scharreleieren, scharrelei
- Polish
- jaja z chowu ściółkowego
- Finnish
- lattiakanojen munat, vapaan kanan munat
- Croatian
- ambar jaja
Which foods contain barn eggs?
Open Food Facts lists barn eggs in the ingredients of 2,207 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the Netherlands, Germany and France.
Products with it, by country of sale: Netherlands 695 · Germany 546 · France 530 · Switzerland 458.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where barn eggs turn up, not how much of the market they are.
What kind of ingredient are barn eggs?
Barn eggs are a kind of egg.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Barn eggs
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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