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Lentil protein on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Lentil protein is a kind of plant protein. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 73 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does lentil protein contain an allergen?

Lentil protein 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 lentil protein vegan?

Yes. Lentil protein is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does lentil protein have on a label?

On European labels it is “linsprotein” in Swedish, “linseprotein” in Danish and “linssiproteiinia” in Finnish. One more language is listed below.

Swedish
linsprotein
Danish
linseprotein
Finnish
linssiproteiinia
Czech
čočkový protein, čočková bílkovina

Which foods contain lentil protein?

Open Food Facts lists lentil protein or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 73 products, most often ready meals, breakfast cereals and cheese. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland.

  • Ready meals6
  • Breakfast cereals5
  • Cheese4
  • Biscuits and cakes3
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches2
  • Milk and yoghurt1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 33 · United Kingdom 21 · Poland 4 · Germany 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is lentil protein?

Lentil protein is a kind of plant protein.

Kinds of lentil proteinLentil protein preparation

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Lentil protein
  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

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