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Okara on a food label: it contains soy

Okara is a kind of soya bean. It contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 43 products, most often in salty and fatty foods.

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Does okara contain an allergen?

Yes. Okara contains soy: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
SoybeansRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is okara vegan?

Yes. Okara is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
Soy allergyNot for youIt contains soy.

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What other names does okara have on a label?

In English okara can also read “soy pulp”. On European labels it is “Pulpe de soja” in French, “Pulpa de soya” in Spanish and “Polpa di soia” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishsoy pulp
French
Pulpe de soja
Spanish
Pulpa de soya
Italian
Polpa di soia
Portuguese
Polpa de soja
Croatian
Sojino meso
Turkish
Soya küspesi

Which foods contain okara?

Open Food Facts lists okara in the ingredients of 43 products, most often salty and fatty foods, pasta, rice and flour and beans and pulses. Most of them are sold in the Czech Republic, the United States and Slovakia.

  • Salty and fatty foods5
  • Pasta, rice and flour4
  • Beans and pulses3
  • Biscuits and cakes2
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches2
  • Ready meals1

Products with it, by country of sale: Czech Republic 10 · United States 6 · Slovakia 5 · Poland 4.

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

What kind of ingredient is okara?

Okara is a kind of soya bean.

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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: Okara
  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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