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Liquid egg yolk on a food label: it contains egg

Liquid egg yolk is a kind of egg yolk. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 449 products, most often in ice cream.

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Does liquid egg yolk contain an allergen?

Yes. Liquid egg yolk contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is liquid egg yolk vegan?

No. Liquid egg yolk is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from egg.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Egg allergyNot for youIt contains egg.

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What other names does liquid egg yolk have on a label?

In English liquid egg yolk can also read “liquid yolk”. On European labels it is “jaune d'œuf liquide” in French, “flüssiges Eigelb” in German and “yema de huevo liquida” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

In Englishliquid yolk
French
jaune d'œuf liquide, jaune d'oeuf liquide
German
flüssiges Eigelb
Spanish
yema de huevo liquida
Italian
tuorlo d'uovo liquido
Dutch
vloeibaar eigeel
Polish
płynne żółtko jaja
Finnish
Nestemäinen kanan keltuainen
Croatian
tekući žumanjak

Which foods contain liquid egg yolk?

Open Food Facts lists liquid egg yolk in the ingredients of 449 products, most often ice cream, biscuits and cakes and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, Canada and the United States.

  • Ice cream77
  • Biscuits and cakes75
  • Dressings and sauces68
  • Ready meals39
  • Sandwiches20
  • Pastries12

Products with it, by country of sale: France 203 · Canada 188 · United States 26 · United Kingdom 23.

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

What kind of ingredient is liquid egg yolk?

Liquid egg yolk is a kind of egg yolk.

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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: Liquid egg yolk
  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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