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Edamame on a food label: it contains soy

Edamame is a kind of soya bean. It contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 915 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does edamame contain an allergen?

Yes. Edamame contains soy: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
SoybeansRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is edamame vegan?

Yes. Edamame 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.
Soy allergyNot for youIt contains soy.

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What other names does edamame have on a label?

In English edamame can also read “edamame bean”, “edamame beans” or “edamame soybeans”. On European labels it is “haricots edamame” in French, “Edamame Bohnen” in German and “edamamebonen” in Dutch. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In Englishedamame beanedamame beansedamame soybeans
French
haricots edamame, fèves de soja edamame
German
Edamame Bohnen
Dutch
edamamebonen
Danish
edamame bønner
Hungarian
edamame szója, hámozott szójabab

Which foods contain edamame?

Open Food Facts lists edamame or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 915 products, most often ready meals, vegetables and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

  • Ready meals225
  • Vegetables89
  • Pasta, rice and flour47
  • Beans and pulses35
  • Dressings and sauces22
  • Nuts13

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 498 · United Kingdom 200 · France 121 · Canada 31.

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

What kind of ingredient is edamame?

Edamame is a kind of soya bean.

Kinds of edamameMukimame

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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: Edamame
  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: Edamame

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