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Omelette on a food label: it contains egg

Omelette contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 168 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does omelette contain an allergen?

Yes. Omelette contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. It is made to a recipe, so any other allergen in it must be named on the label too.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is omelette vegan?

No. Omelette is not vegan: it is made from egg.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from egg.
Egg allergyNot for youIt contains egg.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does omelette have on a label?

In English omelette can also read “omelet”. On European labels it is “Omelett” in German, “omelet” in Spanish and “omelet” in Dutch. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishomelet
German
Omelett
Spanish
omelet, tortilla
Dutch
omelet
Portuguese
omelete
Polish
Omlet
Swedish
Omelett
Danish
Æggekage
Norwegian
omelett
Finnish
Munakas
Czech
omeleta
Romanian
Scrob
Croatian
omlet
Turkish
Omlet

Which foods contain omelette?

Open Food Facts lists omelette in the ingredients of 168 products, most often ready meals, pasta, rice and flour and vegetables. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and the Netherlands.

  • Ready meals110
  • Pasta, rice and flour10
  • Vegetables4
  • Savoury snacks2
  • Sandwiches1
  • Cereals and potatoes1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 100 · Spain 16 · Netherlands 13 · United States 12.

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

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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: Omelette
  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)
  7. Wikipedia: Omelette

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