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Pink salmon on a food label: it contains fish

Pink salmon is a kind of salmon. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 403 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Does pink salmon contain an allergen?

Yes. Pink salmon contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is pink salmon vegan?

No. Pink salmon is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it comes from an animal.
VegetarianNot for youIt comes from fish or shellfish.
Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does pink salmon have on a label?

On European labels it is “saumon rose du pacifique” in French, “Buckellachs” in German and “Salmone rosa” in Italian. The other 9 languages are listed below.

French
saumon rose du pacifique, Saumon rose à bosse
German
Buckellachs
Italian
Salmone rosa
Dutch
Roze Pacific zalm, Pacifische zalm
Polish
Gorbusza
Swedish
Puckellax
Danish
Pukkellaks
Norwegian
Pukkellaks
Finnish
Kyttyrälohi
Czech
losos gorbuša
Hungarian
Gorbusalazac
Croatian
ružičasti losos

Which foods contain pink salmon?

Open Food Facts lists pink salmon in the ingredients of 403 products, most often fish and seafood, oily fish and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Fish and seafood130
  • Oily fish122
  • Ready meals26
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches10
  • Meat, fish and eggs6
  • Meat4

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 183 · France 131 · United Kingdom 24 · Belgium 18.

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

What kind of ingredient is pink salmon?

Pink salmon is a kind of salmon.

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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: Pink salmon
  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: Pink salmon

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