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Fish stock on a food label: it contains fish

Fish stock is a kind of broth. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 238 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does fish stock contain an allergen?

Yes. Fish stock contains fish: 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
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is fish stock vegan?

No. Fish stock is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it comes from an animal.
VegetarianNot for youIt comes from fish or shellfish.
Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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

What other names does fish stock have on a label?

On European labels it is “bouillon de poisson” in French, “fischbrühe” in German and “caldo de pescado” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
bouillon de poisson
German
fischbrühe
Spanish
caldo de pescado
Italian
brodo di pesce
Swedish
fiskbuljong
Finnish
kalaliemi
Croatian
riblji bujon

Which foods contain fish stock?

Open Food Facts lists fish stock in the ingredients of 238 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and oily fish. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

  • Ready meals109
  • Fish and seafood35
  • Oily fish7
  • Pasta, rice and flour5
  • Dressings and sauces5
  • Cheese3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 71 · United States 62 · United Kingdom 47 · Belgium 37.

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

What kind of ingredient is fish stock?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, fish stock sits under broth and fish.

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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: Fish stock
  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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