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Ingredient dictionary

Chorizo on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Chorizo is a kind of meat. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 740 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 433 kcal and 24 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does chorizo contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link chorizo to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is chorizo vegan?

No. Chorizo 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 meat or another slaughter product.

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What other names does chorizo have on a label?

In English chorizo can also read “chorizos” or “Spicy pork sausage with red pepper no precision”. On European labels it is “chorizo extra” in Spanish, “chorizos” in Dutch and “chouriço” in Portuguese.

In EnglishchorizosSpicy pork sausage with red pepper no precision

Spanish: chorizo extra
Dutch: chorizos
Portuguese: chouriço

Which foods contain chorizo?

Open Food Facts lists chorizo in the ingredients of 740 products, most often ready meals, pizzas, pies and quiches and processed meat. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and Spain.

Ready meals294
Pizzas, pies and quiches92
Processed meat36
Savoury snacks30
Fish and seafood16
Sandwiches14

Products with it, by country of sale: France 482 · United Kingdom 92 · Spain 92 · United States 40.

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

How many calories are in chorizo?

Chorizo has about 433 kcal per 100 g, with 24 g protein, 3.1 g carbohydrate and 36 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Spicy pork sausage with red pepper, no precision” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

433kcal per 100 g

24g protein

3.1g carbohydrate

36g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 2 g, saturated fat 14 g, fibre 0.9 g, salt 4.24 g, energy 1,790 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 30315. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is chorizo?

Chorizo is a kind of meat.

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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.

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