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Pollack on a food label: it contains fish

Pollack is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 44 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 76 kcal and 18 g protein.

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Pollack=fish

Does pollack contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is pollack vegan?

No. Pollack 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 pollack have on a label?

On European labels it is “Lieu jaune” in French.

French
Lieu jaune

Which foods contain pollack?

Open Food Facts lists pollack in the ingredients of 44 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and New Zealand.

  • Ready meals21
  • Fish and seafood8
  • Pasta, rice and flour6
  • Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 33 · France 11 · New Zealand 1 · Hong Kong 1.

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

How many calories are in pollack?

Pollack has about 76 kcal per 100 g, with 18 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 0.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Pollack, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

76kcal per 100 g
18g protein
0g carbohydrate
0.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.29 g, energy 320 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 26129. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is pollack?

Pollack is a kind of fish.

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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: Pollack
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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