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Capelin on a food label: it contains fish

Capelin is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 20 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does capelin contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is capelin vegan?

No. Capelin 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 capelin have on a label?

In English capelin can also read “caplin”. On European labels it is “capelan” in French, “Lodde” in German and “capelán” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In Englishcaplin
French
capelan
German
Lodde, Kapelan
Spanish
capelán
Dutch
lodde
Polish
Gromadnik
Swedish
Lodda
Norwegian
lodde
Finnish
Villakuore
Czech
huňáček severní
Hungarian
Csuklyás hal
Croatian
kapelin, kapelinova ikra

Which foods contain capelin?

Open Food Facts lists capelin or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 20 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and meat, fish and eggs. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Spain.

  • Ready meals10
  • Fish and seafood4
  • Meat, fish and eggs2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 7 · Germany 3 · Spain 2 · Croatia 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is capelin?

Capelin is a kind of fish.

Kinds of capelinCapelin raw

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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: Capelin
  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: Capelin

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