Ingredient dictionary
Free range eggs on a food label: they contain egg
Free range eggs are a kind of egg. They contain egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 2,680 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.
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Do free range eggs contain an allergen?
Yes. Free range eggs contain egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | Required | Required | Required |
Are free range eggs vegan?
No. Free range eggs are not vegan: they are made from egg. They are vegetarian.
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What other names do free range eggs have on a label?
In English free range eggs can also read “free range whole egg”. On European labels they are “Oeufs d'élevage en plein air” in French, “Freilandeier” in German and “Huevos de corral” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.
- French
- Oeufs d'élevage en plein air, Oeufs élevés en plein air
- German
- Freilandeier
- Spanish
- Huevos de corral, huevos de gallinas criadas en el suelo
- Italian
- uova da allevamento a terra, Uova di allevamento all'aperto
- Dutch
- vrije-uitloopei, vrije uitloop ei
- Polish
- jaja z wolnego wybiegu, jajka z wolnego wybiegu
- Finnish
- ulkomunat
- Croatian
- jaja slobodnog uzgoja
Which foods contain free range eggs?
Open Food Facts lists free range eggs or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 2,680 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and eggs. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,161 · United Kingdom 719 · Switzerland 281 · Netherlands 213.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where free range eggs turn up, not how much of the market they are.
What kind of ingredient are free range eggs?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, free range eggs sit under egg and whole egg.
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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 eggs
- 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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