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Pasteurised egg white powder on a food label: it contains egg

Pasteurised egg white powder contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 149 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does pasteurised egg white powder contain an allergen?

Yes. Pasteurised egg white powder contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is pasteurised egg white powder vegan?

No. Pasteurised egg white powder is not vegan: it is made from egg.

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

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What other names does pasteurised egg white powder have on a label?

On European labels it is “blanc d'oeuf en poudre pasteurisé” in French, “pasteurisiertes Eiweißpulver” in German and “albume d'uovo pastorizzato in polvere” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
blanc d'oeuf en poudre pasteurisé
German
pasteurisiertes Eiweißpulver
Italian
albume d'uovo pastorizzato in polvere
Finnish
pastöroitu munanvalkuaisjauhe
Croatian
pasteriziranog bjelanjka u prahu

Which foods contain pasteurised egg white powder?

Open Food Facts lists pasteurised egg white powder in the ingredients of 149 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and bread. Most of them are sold in Russia, France and Hungary.

  • Biscuits and cakes60
  • Sweets10
  • Bread6
  • Chocolate5
  • Dressings and sauces4
  • Ready meals4

Products with it, by country of sale: Russia 105 · France 14 · Hungary 5 · Germany 3.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where pasteurised egg white powder 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: Pasteurised egg white powder
  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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