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Free range chicken egg yolk on a food label: it contains egg
Free range chicken egg yolk is a kind of chicken egg yolk. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 455 products, most often in dressings and sauces.
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Does free range chicken egg yolk contain an allergen?
Yes. Free range chicken 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 free range chicken egg yolk vegan?
No. Free range chicken egg yolk is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does free range chicken egg yolk have on a label?
On European labels it is “jaune d'œuf de poules élevées en plein air” in French, “Hühnereigelb aus Freilandhaltung” in German and “yema de huevo de gallinas camperas” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.
- French
- jaune d'œuf de poules élevées en plein air, jaunes d'œufs de poules élevées en plein air
- German
- Hühnereigelb aus Freilandhaltung
- Spanish
- yema de huevo de gallinas camperas
- Italian
- tuorlo d'uovo di gallina allevata all'aperto
- Dutch
- Eigeel van vrije uitloop eieren, scharreleigeelpoeder
- Portuguese
- gema de ovo de galinhas criadas ao ar livre
- Polish
- żółtko jaja kurzego z chowu z wolnego wybiegu, żółtko jaja kurzego z chowu na wolnym wybiegu
- Swedish
- äggula från frigående höns
- Danish
- æggeblomme fra fritgående høns
- Norwegian
- eggeplomme fra frittgående høner
- Finnish
- ulkokanan munankeltuainen
- Croatian
- žumanjak kokoši slobodnog uzgoja
Which foods contain free range chicken egg yolk?
Open Food Facts lists free range chicken egg yolk in the ingredients of 455 products, most often dressings and sauces, ice cream and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 395 · Belgium 37 · Netherlands 30 · Spain 28.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where free range chicken egg yolk turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is free range chicken egg yolk?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, free range chicken egg yolk sits under chicken egg yolk and free range egg yolk.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Free range chicken 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
- 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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