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Pangas on a food label: they contain fish

Pangas are a kind of fish. They contain fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are not vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 62 products, most often in fish and seafood. Per 100 g: about 65 kcal and 14 g protein.

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Do pangas contain an allergen?

Yes. Pangas contain fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Are pangas vegan?

No. Pangas are not vegan: they come from an animal. They are not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: they come from an animal.
VegetarianNot for youThey come from fish or shellfish.
Fish allergyNot for youThey contain fish.

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What other names do pangas have on a label?

In English pangas can also read “pangasius”. On European labels they are “pangasius” in French, “pangasius” in German and “pangasio” in Italian.

In Englishpangasius
French
pangasius
German
pangasius
Italian
pangasio

Which foods contain pangas?

Open Food Facts lists pangas or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 62 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and white fish. Most of them are sold in Switzerland, France and Germany.

  • Fish and seafood25
  • Ready meals10
  • White fish4
  • Oily fish1
  • Pasta, rice and flour1
  • Vegetables1

Products with it, by country of sale: Switzerland 27 · France 22 · Germany 12 · United States 5.

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

How many calories are in pangas?

Pangas have about 65 kcal per 100 g, with 14 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 1.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Brown bullhead, raw” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

65kcal per 100 g
14g protein
0g carbohydrate
1.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0.5 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.68 g, energy 276 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 27017 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient are pangas?

Pangas are a kind of fish.

Kinds of pangasPangas filletRaw brown bullhead

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  1. Open Food Facts: Pangas
  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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