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Egg yolk powder on a food label: it contains egg

Egg yolk powder is a kind of egg yolk. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,482 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does egg yolk powder contain an allergen?

Yes. Egg yolk 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 yolk powder vegan?

No. Egg yolk 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 yolk powder have on a label?

In English egg yolk powder can also read “eggs yolk powder” or “powdered egg yolk”. On European labels it is “jaune d'œuf en poudre” in French, “Eigelbpulver” in German and “yema de huevo en polvo” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In Englisheggs yolk powderpowdered egg yolk
French
jaune d'œuf en poudre, jaunes d'œufs en poudre
German
Eigelbpulver
Spanish
yema de huevo en polvo, polvo de yema de huevo
Italian
tuorli in polvere
Dutch
eigeelpoeder
Portuguese
gemas de ovo em pó
Polish
żółtko jaja w proszku, żółtko jaj w proszku
Swedish
äggulepulver
Danish
æggeblommepulver
Finnish
munankeltuaisjauhe, keltuaisjauhe
Croatian
žumanjak u prahu

Which foods contain egg yolk powder?

Open Food Facts lists egg yolk powder or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 2,482 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Switzerland.

  • Biscuits and cakes776
  • Ready meals357
  • Dressings and sauces291
  • Sandwiches80
  • Sweets76
  • Ice cream64

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,465 · Germany 295 · Switzerland 153 · United States 136.

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

What kind of ingredient is egg yolk powder?

Egg yolk powder is a kind of egg yolk.

Kinds of egg yolk powderEggs yolk powder from free range hens

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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 yolk 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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