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

Mutton is a kind of meat. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 298 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does mutton contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link mutton to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is mutton vegan?

No. Mutton 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 mutton have on a label?

In English mutton can also read “sheeps meat”. On European labels it is “viande de mouton” in French, “Schaffleisch” in German and “carne de oveja” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englishsheeps meat
French
viande de mouton, viande d'ovin
German
Schaffleisch
Spanish
carne de oveja
Italian
carne ovina
Dutch
schaapsvlees, schapenvlees
Swedish
fårkött
Norwegian
fårekjøtt
Finnish
lampaanliha
Czech
skopové maso
Hungarian
birkahús, juhhús
Croatian
ovčetina
Turkish
Koyun eti

Which foods contain mutton?

Open Food Facts lists mutton in the ingredients of 298 products, most often ready meals, processed meat and meat. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and Norway.

  • Ready meals132
  • Processed meat95
  • Meat19
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches6
  • Soups1
  • Pasta, rice and flour1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 260 · United Kingdom 20 · Norway 5 · Australia 5.

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

What kind of ingredient is mutton?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, mutton sits under meat and sheep.

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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: Mutton
  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. Wikipedia: Lamb and mutton

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