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Egg pasta on a food label: it contains egg

Egg pasta is a kind of pasta. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 428 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does egg pasta contain an allergen?

Yes. Egg pasta contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. It is made to a recipe, so any other allergen in it must be named on the label too.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is egg pasta vegan?

No. Egg pasta is not vegan: it is made from egg. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from egg.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.
Egg allergyNot for youIt contains egg.

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What other names does egg pasta have on a label?

On European labels it is “pâtes aux œufs” in French, “Eierteigwaren” in German and “pasta all'uovo” in Italian. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
pâtes aux œufs, pâtes aux oeufs
German
Eierteigwaren
Italian
pasta all'uovo
Dutch
eierpasta
Polish
makaron jajeczny
Finnish
munapasta
Croatian
tjestenina od jaja

Which foods contain egg pasta?

Open Food Facts lists egg pasta or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 428 products, most often ready meals, pasta, rice and flour and soups. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and Italy.

  • Ready meals215
  • Pasta, rice and flour142
  • Soups4
  • Savoury snacks2
  • Dressings and sauces1
  • Poultry1

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 114 · France 111 · Italy 81 · United States 64.

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

What kind of ingredient is egg pasta?

Egg pasta is a kind of pasta.

Kinds of egg pastaFresh egg pasta

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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 pasta
  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)

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