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Egg powder on a food label: it contains egg

Egg powder is a kind of egg. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,962 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does egg powder contain an allergen?

Yes. Egg powder contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is egg powder vegan?

No. Egg powder is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from egg.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Egg allergyNot for youIt contains egg.

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What other names does egg powder have on a label?

In English egg powder can also read “powdered egg”. On European labels it is “œuf en poudre” in French, “Eipulver” in German and “huevo en polvo” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishpowdered egg
French
œuf en poudre, œuf en poudre
German
Eipulver, Volleipulver
Spanish
huevo en polvo
Italian
uova in polvere
Dutch
eipoeder, ei-poeder
Portuguese
ovo em pó
Polish
jaja w proszku, jajka w proszku
Swedish
äggpulver
Danish
æggepulver
Finnish
munajauhe, kananmunajauhe
Hungarian
tojáspor
Romanian
ou praf
Croatian
jaja u prahu
Turkish
yumurta tozu

Which foods contain egg powder?

Open Food Facts lists egg powder in the ingredients of 2,962 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Belgium.

  • Biscuits and cakes1,186
  • Ready meals249
  • Pasta, rice and flour81
  • Dressings and sauces80
  • Savoury snacks80
  • Ice cream72

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,284 · Germany 616 · Belgium 205 · United States 172.

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

What kind of ingredient is egg powder?

Egg powder is a kind of egg.

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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 powder
  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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