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English mustard on a food label: it contains mustard

English mustard is a kind of mustard. It contains mustard, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 58 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does English mustard contain an allergen?

Yes. English mustard contains mustard: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MustardNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is English mustard vegan?

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

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Mustard allergyNot for youIt contains mustard.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does English mustard have on a label?

On European labels it is “Moutarde anglaise” in French, “Englischer Senf” in German and “mostaza inglesa” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
Moutarde anglaise
German
Englischer Senf
Spanish
mostaza inglesa
Italian
senape inglese
Dutch
Engelse mosterd
Norwegian
engelsk sennep, engelsk-inspirert sennep
Croatian
engleski senf

Which foods contain English mustard?

Open Food Facts lists English mustard in the ingredients of 58 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and meat. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and Ireland.

  • Ready meals17
  • Dressings and sauces4
  • Meat4
  • Fish and seafood2
  • Sandwiches2
  • Processed meat1

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 47 · France 8 · Ireland 2 · Spain 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is English mustard?

English mustard is a kind of mustard.

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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: English mustard
  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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