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Grey shrimp on a food label: it contains crustaceans

Grey shrimp is a kind of shrimp. It contains crustaceans, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 96 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Grey shrimp=crustaceans

Does grey shrimp contain an allergen?

Yes. Grey shrimp contains crustaceans: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
CrustaceansRequiredAs “crustacean shellfish”RequiredRequired

Read the crustaceans and molluscs guide

Is grey shrimp vegan?

No. Grey shrimp 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 grey shrimp have on a label?

In English grey shrimp can also read “Crangon crangon”. On European labels it is “crevette grise” in French, “Nordseegarnele” in German and “Gamberetto grigio” in Italian. The other 6 languages are listed below.

In EnglishCrangon crangon
French
crevette grise, crevettes grises
German
Nordseegarnele, Crangon crangon
Italian
Gamberetto grigio, Crangon crangon
Dutch
grijze garnalen, Noordzeegarnaal
Swedish
Sandräka, Crangon crangon
Danish
Hestereje, Crangon crangon
Norwegian
Sandreke, Crangon crangon
Finnish
Hietakatkarapu, Crangon crangon
Croatian
sivi škampi

Which foods contain grey shrimp?

Open Food Facts lists grey shrimp in the ingredients of 96 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and bread. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and Germany.

  • Fish and seafood44
  • Ready meals13
  • Bread5
  • Savoury snacks4
  • Salty and fatty foods2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 71 · Belgium 60 · Germany 5 · Luxembourg 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is grey shrimp?

Grey shrimp is a kind of shrimp.

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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: Grey shrimp
  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: Crangon crangon

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