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Ingredient dictionary

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

Lard is a kind of pork fat. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,538 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 896 kcal and 0 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does lard contain an allergen?

Lard is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is lard vegan?

No. Lard 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 lard have on a label?

In English lard can also read “pork lard”. On European labels it is “saindoux” in French, “Schmalz” in German and “manteca de cerdo” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishpork lard

French: saindoux, lard gras
German: Schmalz
Spanish: manteca de cerdo, manteca de cerdo iberico
Italian: strutto
Dutch: reuzel
Portuguese: banha
Polish: smalec, smalec wieprzowy
Swedish: ister
Norwegian: smult
Finnish: ilava
Czech: sádlo, vepřové sádlo
Hungarian: disznózsír
Croatian: svinjski mast

Which foods contain lard?

Open Food Facts lists lard or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,538 products, most often ready meals, processed meat and bread. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Italy.

Ready meals371
Processed meat125
Bread111
Pizzas, pies and quiches94
Biscuits and cakes72
Meat50

Products with it, by country of sale: France 625 · United States 503 · Italy 122 · United Kingdom 84.

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

How many calories are in lard?

Lard has about 896 kcal per 100 g, with 0 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 100 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Lard or pork fat” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

896kcal per 100 g

0g protein

0g carbohydrate

100g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 41 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 3,680 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 16520. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is lard?

Lard is a kind of pork fat.

Kinds of lardLard and vegetable oil shortening

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