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Boiled egg on a food label: it contains egg

Boiled egg is a kind of egg. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 610 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does boiled egg contain an allergen?

Yes. Boiled egg contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is boiled egg vegan?

No. Boiled egg is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from egg.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Egg allergyNot for youIt contains egg.

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What other names does boiled egg have on a label?

On European labels it is “gekochte Eier” in German, “huevo cocido” in Spanish and “uovo sodo” in Italian. The other 6 languages are listed below.

German
gekochte Eier, Gekochte Hühnereier
Spanish
huevo cocido
Italian
uovo sodo
Dutch
gekookt ei, gekookte eieren
Portuguese
ovo cozido
Polish
jaja gotowane, jajka gotowane
Finnish
Keitetty muna
Romanian
ou fiert
Croatian
kuhano jaje

Which foods contain boiled egg?

Open Food Facts lists boiled egg or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 610 products, most often ready meals, sandwiches and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Ready meals269
  • Sandwiches118
  • Salty and fatty foods22
  • Eggs14
  • Savoury snacks10
  • Fish and seafood5

Products with it, by country of sale: France 380 · United States 60 · Germany 45 · Belgium 39.

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

What kind of ingredient is boiled egg?

Boiled egg is a kind of egg.

Kinds of boiled eggHard-boiled eggSoft-boiled egg

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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: Boiled egg
  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: Boiled egg

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