Ingredient dictionary
Category A eggs on a food label: they contain egg
Category A eggs are a kind of egg. They contain egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 87 products, most often in eggs.
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Category A eggs=egg
Do category A eggs contain an allergen?
Yes. Category A eggs contain egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | Required | Required | Required |
Are category A eggs vegan?
No. Category A eggs are not vegan: they are made from egg. They are vegetarian.
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What other names do category A eggs have on a label?
On European labels they are “oeufs de categorie A” in French, “Eier Güteklasse A” in German and “Huevos clase A” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.
- French
- oeufs de categorie A
- German
- Eier Güteklasse A, Güteklasse A Eier
- Spanish
- Huevos clase A, huevos categoría A
- Italian
- uova di categoria A, uova categoria A
- Dutch
- categorie A eieren
- Croatian
- jaja kategorije a
Which foods contain category A eggs?
Open Food Facts lists category A eggs or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 87 products, most often eggs, pasta, rice and flour and pastries. Most of them are sold in France, Italy and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 58 · Italy 23 · Germany 15 · Switzerland 3.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where category A eggs turn up, not how much of the market they are.
What kind of ingredient are category A eggs?
Category A eggs are a kind of egg.
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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: Category A eggs
- 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
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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