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Ingredient dictionary

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

Plant protein is a kind of protein. Some kinds of plant protein carry an allergen (gluten, tree nuts and soy). It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 47,760 products, most often in ready meals.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20263 sourcesHow we check

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Does plant protein contain an allergen?

It depends on the kind. Some kinds of plant protein carry an allergen: wheat protein, wheat protein isolate and textured wheat protein contain gluten; almond protein contains tree nuts; soy protein, soy protein isolate and hydrolysed soy protein contain soy. A label must name the allergen, so check which kind it says.

Is plant protein vegan?

Yes. Plant 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.

Coeliac or gluten-freeHeads upSome kinds contain gluten, for example wheat protein.

Tree nut allergyHeads upSome kinds contain tree nuts, for example almond protein.

Soy allergyHeads upSome kinds contain soy, for example soy protein.

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What other names does plant protein have on a label?

In English plant protein can also read “vegetable protein” or “vegetal protein”. On European labels it is “protéines végétales” in French, “pflanzliches Eiweiß” in German and “proteína vegetal” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishvegetable proteinvegetal protein

French: protéines végétales, protéine végétale
German: pflanzliches Eiweiß, Pflanzenprotein
Spanish: proteína vegetal
Italian: proteine vegetali
Dutch: plantaardige eiwit, plantaardig eiwit
Portuguese: Proteína vegetal
Polish: białko roślinne, białka roślinnego
Swedish: grönsaksprotein
Danish: vegetabilsk protein
Norwegian: vegetabilsk protein
Finnish: kasviproteiini
Czech: rostlinné proteiny, rostlinné bílkoviny
Hungarian: növényi fehérje, növényi fehérjék
Croatian: biljni proteini, biljne bjelančevine

Which foods contain plant protein?

Open Food Facts lists plant protein or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 47,760 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and processed meat. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Ready meals4,581
Biscuits and cakes3,105
Processed meat1,863
Bread1,646
Pasta, rice and flour1,487
Dressings and sauces1,482

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 21,202 · France 9,269 · Germany 4,335 · United Kingdom 2,752.

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

What kind of ingredient is plant protein?

Plant protein is a kind of protein.

Kinds of plant proteinSoy protein Pea protein Hydrolysed vegetable protein Wheat protein Rice protein Textured plant protein Potato protein Broad bean protein Sunflower protein Corn protein Almond protein Chickpea protein Rapeseed protein Lentil protein Oat proteinMung bean 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.

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