Ingredient dictionary

Gurnard on a food label: it contains fish

Gurnard is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 29 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 94 kcal and 19 g protein.

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Does gurnard contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is gurnard vegan?

No. Gurnard 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.
Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does gurnard have on a label?

In English gurnard can also read “Red gurnard”. On European labels it is “grondin” in French, “Knurrhähne” in German and “Rubio” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In EnglishRed gurnard
French
grondin
German
Knurrhähne
Spanish
Rubio
Italian
Coccio
Dutch
Ponen
Polish
Kurkowate
Swedish
Knotfiskar
Danish
Knurhaner
Norwegian
Knurrfisker
Finnish
Kurnusimput
Hungarian
morgóhalfélék
Croatian
kokoti
Turkish
Kırlangıç

Which foods contain gurnard?

Open Food Facts lists gurnard in the ingredients of 29 products, most often ready meals. Most of them are sold in France and Spain.

  • Ready meals27

Products with it, by country of sale: France 28 · Spain 1.

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

How many calories are in gurnard?

Gurnard has about 94 kcal per 100 g, with 19 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 2 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Red gurnard, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

94kcal per 100 g
19g protein
0g carbohydrate
2g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0.4 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.2 g, energy 397 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 26106. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is gurnard?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, gurnard sits under fish and rockfish.

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Sources

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  1. Open Food Facts: Gurnard
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
  8. Wikipedia: Triglidae

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