Ingredient dictionary
Egg yolk on a food label: it contains egg
Egg yolk 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 27,781 products, most often in dressings and sauces. Per 100 g: about 307 kcal and 16 g protein.
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Does egg yolk contain an allergen?
Yes. Egg yolk contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | Required | Required | Required |
Is egg yolk vegan?
No. Egg yolk is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does egg yolk have on a label?
In English egg yolk can also read “eggs yolk”. On European labels it is “jaune d'œuf” in French, “Eigelb” in German and “yema de huevo” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.
- French
- jaune d'œuf, jaunes d'œuf
- German
- Eigelb
- Spanish
- yema de huevo
- Italian
- tuorlo d'uovo, tuorlo d'uova
- Dutch
- eigeel
- Portuguese
- gema de ovo
- Polish
- żółtko jaja, żółtka jaj
- Swedish
- Äggula
- Danish
- æggeblomme, æggeblommer
- Norwegian
- eggeplomme
- Finnish
- munankeltuainen
- Czech
- žloutek, žloutky
- Hungarian
- tojássárgája
- Croatian
- žumanjak, žumanjak jaja
- Turkish
- Yumurta sarısı
Which foods contain egg yolk?
Open Food Facts lists egg yolk or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 27,781 products, most often dressings and sauces, biscuits and cakes and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 9,805 · United States 9,634 · Germany 2,828 · United Kingdom 1,204.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where egg yolk turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in egg yolk?
Egg yolk has about 307 kcal per 100 g, with 16 g protein, 1.1 g carbohydrate and 27 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Egg yolk, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 0.6 g, saturated fat 8.5 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.05 g, energy 1,270 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 22002. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is egg yolk?
Egg yolk is a kind of egg.
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- Open Food Facts: Egg yolk
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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