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Ingredient dictionary

Ham on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Ham is a kind of pork meat. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 8,503 products, most often in processed meat.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20263 sourcesHow we check

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Does ham contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link ham to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is ham vegan?

No. Ham 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 meat or another slaughter product.

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What other names does ham have on a label?

In English ham can also read “pork ham”. On European labels it is “jambon” in French, “Schinken” in German and “jamón” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englishpork ham

French: jambon, jambon de porc
German: Schinken
Spanish: jamón, jamón de cerdo
Italian: prosciutto
Portuguese: presunto
Polish: szynka, szynka wieprzowa
Swedish: skinka, skinka av gris
Danish: skinke
Norwegian: skinke
Finnish: kinkku, kinkkua
Hungarian: sonka
Croatian: šunka

Which foods contain ham?

Open Food Facts lists ham or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 8,503 products, most often processed meat, ready meals and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.

Processed meat3,948
Ready meals1,127
Pizzas, pies and quiches871
Sandwiches717
Pasta, rice and flour186
Meat96

Products with it, by country of sale: France 6,146 · United States 894 · Spain 493 · Belgium 298.

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

What kind of ingredient is ham?

Ham is a kind of pork meat.

Kinds of hamCooked ham Raw ham Coppa Dry-cured hamSmoked ham with natural juicesBritish hamHam in cube

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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.

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