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Deep-water Cape hake on a food label: it contains fish

Deep-water Cape hake is a kind of hake. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 66 products, most often in white fish.

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Does deep-water Cape hake contain an allergen?

Yes. Deep-water Cape hake contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is deep-water Cape hake vegan?

No. Deep-water Cape hake 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.
Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does deep-water Cape hake have on a label?

In English Deep-water Cape hake can also read “Cape black hake”. On European labels it is “merlu noir du Cap” in French, “Tiefwasserkaphecht” in German and “morszczuk głebokowodny” in Polish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In EnglishCape black hake
French
merlu noir du Cap
German
Tiefwasserkaphecht, Tiefenwasser Kap Seehecht
Polish
morszczuk głebokowodny
Finnish
teräskummeli
Croatian
dubokovodni rtski oslić

Which foods contain deep-water Cape hake?

Open Food Facts lists deep-water Cape hake in the ingredients of 66 products, most often white fish, fish and seafood and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Italy.

  • White fish29
  • Fish and seafood17
  • Ready meals3
  • Sandwiches1
  • Meat1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 45 · Spain 16 · Italy 13 · United Kingdom 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is deep-water Cape hake?

Deep-water Cape hake is a kind of hake.

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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: Deep-water Cape hake
  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)
  7. Wikipedia: Merluccius paradoxus

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