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Hake on a food label: it contains fish

Hake is a kind of cod. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 593 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Does hake contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is hake vegan?

No. Hake 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 hake have on a label?

On European labels it is “merlu” in French, “Colin” in German and “Merluza” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French
merlu
German
Colin
Spanish
Merluza
Italian
nasello
Dutch
heek
Portuguese
pescada
Swedish
kummel
Hungarian
Hekk
Croatian
oslić
Turkish
Berlam

Which foods contain hake?

Open Food Facts lists hake or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 593 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and white fish. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Italy.

  • Fish and seafood187
  • Ready meals129
  • White fish90
  • Baby foods21
  • Savoury snacks15
  • Salty and fatty foods13

Products with it, by country of sale: France 360 · Spain 104 · Italy 48 · United Kingdom 25.

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

What kind of ingredient is hake?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, hake sits under cod and white fish.

Kinds of hakeEuropean hakeSouth African hakeNorth pacific hakeDeep-water Cape hakeArgentine hakeSouth Pacific hakePatagonian grenadierRoundnose grenadier

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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: Hake
  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)

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