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Corn protein on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Corn protein is a kind of plant protein. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 320 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does corn protein contain an allergen?

Corn protein is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is corn protein vegan?

Yes. Corn protein is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does corn protein have on a label?

On European labels it is “protéine de maïs” in French, “proteína de milho” in Portuguese and “majsprotein” in Swedish. One more language is listed below.

French
protéine de maïs
Portuguese
proteína de milho
Swedish
majsprotein
Danish
majsprotein

Which foods contain corn protein?

Open Food Facts lists corn protein or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 320 products, most often ready meals, pasta, rice and flour and meat. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Ready meals114
  • Pasta, rice and flour26
  • Meat14
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches11
  • Dressings and sauces10
  • Savoury snacks10

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 283 · France 21 · Germany 10 · Canada 9.

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

What kind of ingredient is corn protein?

Corn protein is a kind of plant protein.

Kinds of corn proteinHydrolysed corn proteinRapeseed and corn 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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Corn protein
  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

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