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Pasteurised egg yolk on a food label: it contains egg
Pasteurised egg yolk is a kind of egg yolk. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,228 products, most often in dressings and sauces.
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Does pasteurised egg yolk contain an allergen?
Yes. Pasteurised egg yolk contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | Required | Required | Required |
Is pasteurised egg yolk vegan?
No. Pasteurised egg yolk is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does pasteurised egg yolk have on a label?
In English pasteurised egg yolk can also read “pasteurized egg yolk”. On European labels it is “jaune d'œuf pasteurisé” in French, “Pasteurisierter Eigelb Eier” in German and “yema de huevo pasteurizada” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.
- French
- jaune d'œuf pasteurisé, jaune d'oeuf pasteurisé
- German
- Pasteurisierter Eigelb Eier, pasteurisiertes Eigelb
- Spanish
- yema de huevo pasteurizada, yemas de huevo pasteurizadas
- Italian
- tuorlo d'uova pastorizzato, tuorlo d'uovo pastorizzato
- Portuguese
- gema de ovo pasteurizado
- Polish
- pasteryzowane żółtko jaja kurzego
- Danish
- pasteuriserede æggeblommer, past. æggeblommer
- Croatian
- pasterizirani žumanjak
Which foods contain pasteurised egg yolk?
Open Food Facts lists pasteurised egg yolk in the ingredients of 1,228 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.
Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 425 · France 272 · United States 239 · Spain 119.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where pasteurised egg yolk turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is pasteurised egg yolk?
Pasteurised egg yolk is a kind of egg yolk.
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- Open Food Facts: Pasteurised egg yolk
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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