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Giant tiger prawn on a food label: it contains crustaceans

Giant tiger prawn is a kind of deep-sea shrimp. It contains crustaceans, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 82 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Does giant tiger prawn contain an allergen?

Yes. Giant tiger prawn contains crustaceans: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
CrustaceansRequiredAs “crustacean shellfish”RequiredRequired

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Is giant tiger prawn vegan?

No. Giant tiger prawn 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.
Shellfish allergyNot for youIt contains crustaceans.

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What other names does giant tiger prawn have on a label?

In English giant tiger prawn can also read “Asian tiger shrimp” or “Penaeus monodon”. On European labels it is “Crevette géante tigrée” in French, “Riesen Tigergarnele” in German and “gambero tigre gigante” in Italian. The other 5 languages are listed below.

In EnglishAsian tiger shrimpPenaeus monodon
French
Crevette géante tigrée, crevettes tropicale
German
Riesen Tigergarnele, Penaeus monodon
Italian
gambero tigre gigante
Portuguese
Camarão-tigre-gigante, Penaeus monodon
Polish
krewetka tygrysia, Penaeus monodon
Finnish
tiikerikatkarapu, Penaeus monodon
Croatian
divovska tigrasta kozica
Turkish
Jumbo karides, Penaeus monodon

Which foods contain giant tiger prawn?

Open Food Facts lists giant tiger prawn in the ingredients of 82 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in France, Switzerland and Belgium.

  • Fish and seafood54
  • Ready meals6
  • Savoury snacks3
  • Meat, fish and eggs1
  • Vegetables1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 60 · Switzerland 16 · Belgium 7 · Germany 5.

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

What kind of ingredient is giant tiger prawn?

Giant tiger prawn is a kind of deep-sea shrimp.

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Giant tiger prawn
  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)
  7. Wikipedia: Penaeus monodon

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