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Black soy bean on a food label: it contains soy

Black soy bean is a kind of soya bean. It contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 77 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does black soy bean contain an allergen?

Yes. Black soy bean contains soy: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
SoybeansRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is black soy bean vegan?

Yes. Black soy bean is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
Soy allergyNot for youIt contains soy.

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What other names does black soy bean have on a label?

On European labels it is “soja noir” in French and “Schwarze Sojabohnen” in German.

French
soja noir
German
Schwarze Sojabohnen

Which foods contain black soy bean?

Open Food Facts lists black soy bean in the ingredients of 77 products, most often dressings and sauces, pasta, rice and flour and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.

  • Dressings and sauces8
  • Pasta, rice and flour6
  • Biscuits and cakes6
  • Beans and pulses5
  • Ready meals5
  • Plant-based drinks4

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 29 · France 29 · United States 9 · Germany 4.

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

What kind of ingredient is black soy bean?

Black soy bean is a kind of soya bean.

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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: Black soy bean
  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)

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