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Nuoc-mam on a food label: it contains fish

Nuoc-mam is a kind of fish sauce. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 378 products, most often in savoury snacks. Per 100 g: about 81 kcal and 9.3 g protein.

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Does nuoc-mam contain an allergen?

Yes. Nuoc-mam contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is nuoc-mam vegan?

No. Nuoc-mam 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 nuoc-mam have on a label?

On European labels it is “sauce nuoc mam” in French and “nuoc mam-saus” in Dutch.

French
sauce nuoc mam
Dutch
nuoc mam-saus

Which foods contain nuoc-mam?

Open Food Facts lists nuoc-mam in the ingredients of 378 products, most often savoury snacks, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Italy.

  • Savoury snacks228
  • Ready meals51
  • Dressings and sauces19
  • Pasta, rice and flour9
  • Vegetables3
  • Poultry3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 374 · Spain 5 · Italy 4 · Switzerland 3.

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

How many calories are in nuoc-mam?

Nuoc-mam has about 81 kcal per 100 g, with 9.3 g protein, 11 g carbohydrate and 0 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Nuoc mam sauce or fish sauce, prepacked” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

81kcal per 100 g
9.3g protein
11g carbohydrate
0g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 8.3 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 0.2 g, salt 22.2 g, energy 345 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11194. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is nuoc-mam?

Nuoc-mam is a kind of fish sauce.

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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: Nuoc-mam
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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