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Clam meat on a food label: it contains molluscs

Clam meat is a kind of clam. It contains molluscs, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 88 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does clam meat contain an allergen?

Yes. Clam meat contains molluscs: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MolluscsNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is clam meat vegan?

No. Clam meat 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 fish or shellfish.
Shellfish allergyNot for youIt contains molluscs.

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What other names does clam meat have on a label?

On European labels it is “Muschelfleisch” in German, “polpa di vongole” in Italian and “simpukan liha” in Finnish. One more language is listed below.

German
Muschelfleisch
Italian
polpa di vongole
Finnish
simpukan liha
Croatian
meso školjki

Which foods contain clam meat?

Open Food Facts lists clam meat in the ingredients of 88 products, most often ready meals and fish and seafood. Most of them are sold in the United States and Germany.

  • Ready meals53
  • Fish and seafood13

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 85 · Germany 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is clam meat?

Clam meat is a kind of clam.

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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: Clam meat
  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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