Ingredient dictionary
Horse on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Whether horse carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 75 products, most often in processed meat.
By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 4 sourcesHow we check
Does horse contain an allergen?
It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link horse to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.
What other names does horse have on a label?
On European labels it is “cheval” in French, “hauspferd” in German and “equus ferus caballus” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.
- French
- cheval
- German
- hauspferd
- Spanish
- equus ferus caballus
- Italian
- equus ferus caballus
- Dutch
- paard
- Portuguese
- cavalo
- Polish
- koń
- Swedish
- häst
- Danish
- hest
- Norwegian
- hest
- Finnish
- hevonen
- Czech
- kůň
- Hungarian
- ló
- Romanian
- cal
- Croatian
- domaći konj
- Turkish
- at
Which foods contain horse?
Open Food Facts lists horse or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 75 products, most often processed meat, meat and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and Finland.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 37 · Belgium 8 · Finland 7 · Switzerland 7.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where horse turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is horse?
Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers
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.
- Open Food Facts: Horse
- 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
- Wikipedia: Horse
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