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Ingredient dictionary

Boston butt on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Boston butt is a kind of pork meat. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 151 products, most often in meat.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does boston butt contain an allergen?

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

Is boston butt vegan?

No. Boston butt 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 boston butt have on a label?

In English boston butt can also read “pork rack”. On European labels it is “carré de porc” in French, “schweinekamm” in German and “capocollo” in Italian. The other 4 languages are listed below.

In Englishpork rack

French: carré de porc, carré
German: schweinekamm
Italian: capocollo
Polish: karkówka, karkówka wieprzowa
Swedish: karré, fläskkarré
Finnish: sianniska
Croatian: bostonska guza

Which foods contain boston butt?

Open Food Facts lists boston butt or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 151 products, most often meat, processed meat and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and Sweden.

Meat80
Processed meat38
Ready meals4
Sandwiches3
Fish and seafood1
Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 144 · Belgium 3 · Sweden 3 · Italy 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is boston butt?

Boston butt is a kind of pork meat.

Kinds of boston buttCooked pork rack

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