Ingredient dictionary
Cuttlefish on a food label: it contains molluscs
Cuttlefish is a kind of mollusc. It contains molluscs, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 124 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 76 kcal and 16 g protein.
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Does cuttlefish contain an allergen?
Yes. Cuttlefish contains molluscs: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molluscs | Not required | Required | Required |
Is cuttlefish vegan?
No. Cuttlefish is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does cuttlefish have on a label?
On European labels it is “seiche” in French, “Sepien” in German and “sepia” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.
- French
- seiche, seiches
- German
- Sepien
- Spanish
- sepia
- Italian
- seppia
- Dutch
- zeekatten
- Portuguese
- Choco
- Polish
- Mątwy
- Swedish
- Sepialiknande bläckfiskar
- Finnish
- seepiat
- Czech
- sépie
- Hungarian
- Tintahalak
- Croatian
- sipe
- Turkish
- Mürekkep balığı
Which foods contain cuttlefish?
Open Food Facts lists cuttlefish or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 124 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 62 · United States 38 · Spain 8 · Germany 5.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where cuttlefish turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in cuttlefish?
Cuttlefish has about 76 kcal per 100 g, with 16 g protein, 0.5 g carbohydrate and 1.1 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Cuttlefish, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0.4 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.93 g, energy 323 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 10016. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is cuttlefish?
Cuttlefish is a kind of mollusc.
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- Open Food Facts: Cuttlefish
- 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
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- 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)
- Wikipedia: Cuttlefish
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