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Great scallop on a food label: it contains molluscs

Great scallop is a kind of scallop. It contains molluscs, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 51 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Great scallop=molluscs

Does great scallop contain an allergen?

Yes. Great scallop contains molluscs: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MolluscsNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is great scallop vegan?

No. Great scallop 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 molluscs.

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What other names does great scallop have on a label?

In English great scallop can also read “king scallop”, “St James shell” or “escallop”. On European labels it is “Gros pétoncle” in French, “Große Pilgermuschel” in German and “Venera” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In Englishking scallopSt James shellescallop
French
Gros pétoncle
German
Große Pilgermuschel
Spanish
Venera
Italian
grande capesante
Dutch
grote mantel
Portuguese
Vieira
Polish
Przegrzebek zwyczajny
Swedish
Pilgrimsmussla
Danish
stor kammusling
Finnish
isokampasimpukka
Croatian
velika kapica

Which foods contain great scallop?

Open Food Facts lists great scallop in the ingredients of 51 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Italy.

  • Fish and seafood16
  • Ready meals9
  • Salty and fatty foods3
  • Savoury snacks3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 50 · Spain 1 · Italy 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is great scallop?

Great scallop is a kind of scallop.

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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: Great scallop
  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: Pecten maximus

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