Ingredient dictionary
British beef on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
British beef is a kind of beef meat. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 160 products, most often in ready meals.
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Does british beef contain an allergen?
It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link british 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 british beef vegan?
No. British beef is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does british beef have on a label?
On European labels it is “bœuf britannique” in French, “britisches Rindfleisch” in German and “manzo britannico” in Italian. One more language is listed below.
- French
- bœuf britannique
- German
- britisches Rindfleisch
- Italian
- manzo britannico
- Croatian
- britanska govedina
Which foods contain british beef?
Open Food Facts lists british beef in the ingredients of 160 products, most often ready meals, meat and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.
Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 151 · France 13 · United States 3 · Scotland 3.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where british beef turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is british beef?
British beef is a kind of beef meat.
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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: British beef
- 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
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