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Light tuna on a food label: it contains fish

Light tuna is a kind of tuna. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 316 products, most often in oily fish.

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Light tuna=fish

Does light tuna contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is light tuna vegan?

No. Light tuna 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 light tuna have on a label?

In English light tuna can also read “light meat tuna” or “chunk light tuna”.

In Englishlight meat tunachunk light tuna

Which foods contain light tuna?

Open Food Facts lists light tuna in the ingredients of 316 products, most often oily fish, ready meals and fish and seafood. Most of them are sold in the United States, Germany and France.

  • Oily fish212
  • Ready meals22
  • Fish and seafood8
  • Sandwiches4
  • Meat, fish and eggs1
  • Meat1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 310 · Germany 5 · France 4 · Ireland 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is light tuna?

Light tuna is a kind of tuna.

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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: Light tuna
  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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