Ingredient dictionary
Chicken egg white on a food label: it contains egg
Chicken egg white is a kind of egg white. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 871 products, most often in ready meals.
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Chicken egg white=egg
Does chicken egg white contain an allergen?
Yes. Chicken egg white 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 chicken egg white vegan?
No. Chicken egg white is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does chicken egg white have on a label?
On European labels it is “Blanc d’œuf de poules” in French, “Clara de huevo de gallina” in Spanish and “Albume d'uovo di gallina” in Italian. The other 4 languages are listed below.
- French
- Blanc d’œuf de poules
- Spanish
- Clara de huevo de gallina
- Italian
- Albume d'uovo di gallina
- Dutch
- kippeneiwit, kippenei-eiwit
- Polish
- albumina jaja kurzego
- Finnish
- kananmunan valkuainen, kananmunanvalkuainen
- Croatian
- kokošji bjelanjak
Which foods contain chicken egg white?
Open Food Facts lists chicken egg white or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 871 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and sweets. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 612 · France 116 · Netherlands 84 · Belgium 58.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where chicken egg white turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is chicken egg white?
Chicken egg white is a kind of egg white.
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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: Chicken egg white
- 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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