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Northern prawn on a food label: it contains crustaceans

Northern prawn is a kind of shrimp. It contains crustaceans, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 178 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Northern prawn=crustaceans

Does northern prawn contain an allergen?

Yes. Northern prawn contains crustaceans: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
CrustaceansRequiredAs “crustacean shellfish”RequiredRequired

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Is northern prawn vegan?

No. Northern prawn 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.
Shellfish allergyNot for youIt contains crustaceans.

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What other names does northern prawn have on a label?

In English northern prawn can also read “Pandalus borealis”. On European labels it is “crevettes nordique” in French, “Kanada-Crevetten” in German and “camarón boreal” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In EnglishPandalus borealis
French
crevettes nordique, Crevette nordique du Canada
German
Kanada-Crevetten, Eismeergarnele
Spanish
camarón boreal, camarón nórdico
Italian
Gamberetti del Canada, Pandalus borealis
Polish
krewetka północna, Pandalus borealis
Swedish
Nordhavsräka, Pandalus borealis
Danish
Dybvandsreje, Pandalus borealis
Norwegian
dypvannsreke, Pandalus borealis
Finnish
Pohjankatkarapu, Pandalus borealis
Czech
krevetka severní, Pandalus borealis
Hungarian
Norvég garnéla, Pandalus borealis
Romanian
Pandalus borealis
Croatian
sjeverna kozica

Which foods contain northern prawn?

Open Food Facts lists northern prawn in the ingredients of 178 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

  • Fish and seafood63
  • Ready meals40
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches8
  • Savoury snacks5
  • Pasta, rice and flour4
  • Sandwiches3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 83 · United Kingdom 30 · Switzerland 13 · Norway 12.

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

What kind of ingredient is northern prawn?

Northern prawn is a kind of shrimp.

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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: Northern prawn
  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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