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Egg flavour on a food label: it may contain egg

Egg flavour is a kind of flavouring. It may be made from egg. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 67 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does egg flavour contain an allergen?

Egg flavour may be made from egg or only taste of it. If it is made from it, the label must say so wherever the allergen lists apply.

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Is egg flavour vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of egg flavour are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.
Egg allergyHeads upIt may be made from egg.

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What other names does egg flavour have on a label?

On European labels it is “Eiaroma” in German, “aroma de huevo” in Spanish and “aroma di uovo” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

German
Eiaroma, Ei-Aroma
Spanish
aroma de huevo
Italian
aroma di uovo
Croatian
okus jaja

Which foods contain egg flavour?

Open Food Facts lists egg flavour in the ingredients of 67 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom.

  • Ready meals12
  • Biscuits and cakes7
  • Pasta, rice and flour7
  • Dressings and sauces5
  • Savoury snacks3
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: Spain 20 · United States 19 · United Kingdom 11 · France 8.

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

What kind of ingredient is egg flavour?

Egg flavour is a kind of flavouring.

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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: Egg flavour
  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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