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Burbot on a food label: it contains fish

Burbot is a kind of freshwater fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 29 products, most often in ready meals.

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Burbot=fish

Does burbot contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is burbot vegan?

No. Burbot 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 fish or shellfish.
Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does burbot have on a label?

On European labels it is “lotte” in French, “Quappe” in German and “bottatrice” in Italian. The other 10 languages are listed below.

French
lotte
German
Quappe
Italian
bottatrice
Dutch
kwabaal
Polish
Miętus pospolity
Swedish
Lake
Danish
Knude
Norwegian
lake
Finnish
made
Czech
mník jednovousý
Hungarian
Menyhal
Croatian
manić
Turkish
Tatlı su gelinciği

Which foods contain burbot?

Open Food Facts lists burbot in the ingredients of 29 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, Norway and Sweden.

  • Ready meals11
  • Fish and seafood3
  • Salty and fatty foods3
  • Dressings and sauces1
  • White fish1
  • Cheese1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 15 · Norway 11 · Sweden 3 · Belgium 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is burbot?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, burbot sits under freshwater fish and white fish.

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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: Burbot
  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: Burbot

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