Ingredient dictionary
Chick egg white or protein on a food label: it contains egg
Chick egg white or protein is a kind of chicken egg white. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 664 products, most often in ready meals.
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Does chick egg white or protein contain an allergen?
Yes. Chick egg white or protein contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | Required | Required | Required |
Is chick egg white or protein vegan?
No. Chick egg white or protein is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does chick egg white or protein have on a label?
On European labels it is “Hühnereiweiß” in German, “albume d'uovo di gallina o proteine” in Italian and “białko jaja kurzego” in Polish. One more language is listed below.
- German
- Hühnereiweiß, Hühnereieiweiß
- Italian
- albume d'uovo di gallina o proteine
- Polish
- białko jaja kurzego
- Croatian
- bjelanjak kokošjeg jajeta ili protein
Which foods contain chick egg white or protein?
Open Food Facts lists chick egg white or protein in the ingredients of 664 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and sweets. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Austria.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 601 · France 64 · Austria 45 · Switzerland 20.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where chick egg white or protein turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is chick egg white or protein?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, chick egg white or protein sits under chicken egg white and chicken protein.
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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: Chick egg white or protein
- 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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