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Fresh egg on a food label: it contains egg

Fresh egg 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 5,714 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does fresh egg contain an allergen?

Yes. Fresh egg contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is fresh egg vegan?

No. Fresh egg is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from egg.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Egg allergyNot for youIt contains egg.

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What other names does fresh egg have on a label?

In English fresh egg can also read “fresh eggs”. On European labels it is “œuf frais” in French, “frische Eier” in German and “huevo fresco” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishfresh eggs
French
œuf frais, œufs frais
German
frische Eier, Frischei
Spanish
huevo fresco, huevos frescos
Italian
uova fresche
Dutch
verse eieren
Portuguese
ovos frescos
Polish
jaja świeże
Swedish
Färska ägg
Danish
frisk æg
Finnish
tuore muna, tuoreet munat
Czech
čerstvá vejce
Hungarian
friss tojás
Croatian
svježa jaja

Which foods contain fresh egg?

Open Food Facts lists fresh egg or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 5,714 products, most often biscuits and cakes, pastries and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, Italy and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes2,104
  • Pastries943
  • Pasta, rice and flour823
  • Ready meals516
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches162
  • Eggs147

Products with it, by country of sale: France 4,788 · Italy 676 · Germany 194 · United States 109.

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

What kind of ingredient is fresh egg?

Fresh egg is a kind of egg.

Kinds of fresh eggPasteurized fresh egg

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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: Fresh egg
  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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