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Chicken egg on a food label: it contains egg

Chicken egg is a kind of egg. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,505 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does chicken egg contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is chicken egg vegan?

No. Chicken egg is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from egg.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Egg allergyNot for youIt contains egg.

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What other names does chicken egg have on a label?

On European labels it is “œufs de poules” in French, “Hühnerei” in German and “Huevo de gallina” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French
œufs de poules, oeufs de poules
German
Hühnerei, Hühnereier
Spanish
Huevo de gallina
Italian
uova di galline, uovo da galline
Dutch
kippeneieren
Polish
jajko kurze, jajo kurze
Finnish
kananmuna, kananmunaa
Czech
slepičí vejce
Croatian
kokošje jaje
Turkish
tavuk yumurtası

Which foods contain chicken egg?

Open Food Facts lists chicken egg or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 2,505 products, most often biscuits and cakes, eggs and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Finland.

  • Biscuits and cakes892
  • Eggs410
  • Ready meals250
  • Pasta, rice and flour97
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches66
  • Sandwiches65

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,076 · Germany 901 · Finland 170 · United Kingdom 107.

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

What kind of ingredient is chicken egg?

Chicken egg is a kind of egg.

Kinds of chicken eggFree range chicken eggsEggs from caged hensOrganic chicken egg

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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: Chicken egg
  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)

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