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

Pork protein is a kind of animal protein. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 921 products, most often in processed meat.

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Does pork protein contain an allergen?

Pork 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 pork protein vegan?

No. Pork protein 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 meat or another slaughter product.

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What other names does pork protein have on a label?

On European labels it is “Protéines de porc” in French, “Schweineprotein” in German and “proteina de cerdo” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

French
Protéines de porc
German
Schweineprotein
Spanish
proteina de cerdo
Italian
proteina di maiale
Dutch
varkenseiwit
Polish
białko wieprzowe, białka zwierzęce wieprzowe
Swedish
grisköttprotein, animaliskt protein av gris
Finnish
sianlihaproteiini
Czech
vepřová bílkovina
Hungarian
sertésfehérje, sertéshúsfehérje
Romanian
proteină de porc, proteina de porc
Croatian
svinjske bjelančevine

Which foods contain pork protein?

Open Food Facts lists pork protein or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 921 products, most often processed meat, ready meals and meat. Most of them are sold in the Netherlands, France and Belgium.

  • Processed meat345
  • Ready meals87
  • Meat40
  • Soups21
  • Sandwiches14
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches14

Products with it, by country of sale: Netherlands 219 · France 209 · Belgium 129 · Poland 125.

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

What kind of ingredient is pork protein?

Pork protein is a kind of animal protein.

Kinds of pork proteinPork collagen 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: Pork 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

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