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Pea protein on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Pea protein is a kind of plant protein. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 11,254 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does pea protein contain an allergen?

Pea protein is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is pea protein vegan?

Yes. Pea protein 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.

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What other names does pea protein have on a label?

On European labels it is “protéines de pois” in French, “Erbsenprotein” in German and “Proteína de guisante” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

French
protéines de pois, protéine de pois
German
Erbsenprotein, erbseneiweiß
Spanish
Proteína de guisante
Italian
proteine di piselli
Dutch
boneneiwit, erwteiwit
Portuguese
Proteína de ervilha
Polish
białko grochu, białka grochu
Swedish
Ärtprotein, protein från ärtor
Danish
Ærteprotein
Finnish
herneproteiini
Czech
hrachový protein, hrachová bílkovina
Hungarian
borsófehérje
Romanian
proteină de mazăre, proteină din mazăre
Croatian
bjelančevine graška, bjelančevina graška

Which foods contain pea protein?

Open Food Facts lists pea protein or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 11,254 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and ice cream. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes698
  • Ready meals641
  • Ice cream566
  • Bread380
  • Poultry314
  • Plant-based drinks305

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3,925 · France 2,750 · Germany 1,449 · United Kingdom 859.

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

What kind of ingredient is pea protein?

Pea protein is a kind of plant protein.

Kinds of pea proteinPea protein isolateHydrolysed pea proteinTextured pea proteinRehydrated pea protein

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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: Pea protein
  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. Wikipedia: Pea protein

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