Ingredient dictionary
Greater argentine on a food label: it contains fish
Greater argentine is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 24 products, most often in fish and seafood.
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Greater argentine=fish
Does greater argentine contain an allergen?
Yes. Greater argentine contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | Required | Required | Required |
Is greater argentine vegan?
No. Greater argentine is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does greater argentine have on a label?
On European labels it is “goldlachs” in German, “argentina silus” in Spanish and “maggiore argentino” in Italian. The other 7 languages are listed below.
- German
- goldlachs
- Spanish
- argentina silus
- Italian
- maggiore argentino
- Dutch
- grote zilversmelt
- Polish
- argentyna wielka
- Swedish
- guldlax
- Norwegian
- vassild, hvitlaks
- Finnish
- kultakuore
- Czech
- stříbrnice atlantská
- Croatian
- veći argentinski
Which foods contain greater argentine?
Open Food Facts lists greater argentine in the ingredients of 24 products, most often fish and seafood, sandwiches and ready meals. Most of them are sold in Norway, Germany and Poland.
Products with it, by country of sale: Norway 20 · Germany 2 · Poland 2.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where greater argentine turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is greater argentine?
Greater argentine is a kind of fish.
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- Open Food Facts: Greater argentine
- 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)
- Wikipedia: Greater argentine
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