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Beef on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Whether beef carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 29,619 products, most often in meat.

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Does beef contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link beef to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is beef vegan?

No. Beef 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 meat or another slaughter product.

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What other names does beef have on a label?

In English beef can also read “steers”. On European labels it is “bœuf” in French, “Rind” in German and “manzo” in Italian. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishsteers
French
bœuf, boeuf
German
Rind, Rinderfleisch
Italian
manzo
Portuguese
Carne bovina
Polish
Wołowina, wołowe
Swedish
nötkött
Danish
oksekød
Norwegian
storfekjøtt
Finnish
nauta, naudan
Czech
Hovězí
Hungarian
marha
Romanian
vită
Croatian
goveđa, goveđi

Which foods contain beef?

Open Food Facts lists beef or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 29,619 products, most often meat, ready meals and processed meat. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Meat4,859
  • Ready meals4,768
  • Processed meat3,640
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1,463
  • Dressings and sauces957
  • Sandwiches668

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 12,221 · France 8,551 · Germany 2,593 · United Kingdom 1,500.

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

What kind of ingredient is beef?

Kinds of beefBeef meatBeef gelatinBeef brothVealBeef extractGrass-fed beefBeef casingBeef bonesBeef collagenBeef liverRoasted beef including beef juicesBresaolaOxtailEdible coating originating from bovine collagenGrilled lean beef rib steakPan-fried lean beef rib steak

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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: Beef
  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

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