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

Potato 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 870 products, most often in sweets.

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Does potato protein contain an allergen?

Potato 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 potato protein vegan?

Yes. Potato 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 potato protein have on a label?

On European labels it is “protéine de pomme de terre” in French, “kartoffeleiweiß” in German and “proteina di patata” in Italian. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French
protéine de pomme de terre, protéines de pomme de terre
German
kartoffeleiweiß, kartoffelprotein
Italian
proteina di patata
Dutch
aardappeleiwit
Portuguese
Proteína de batata
Polish
białko ziemniaczane
Swedish
potatisprotein
Finnish
perunaproteiini
Romanian
proteină de cartofi
Croatian
protein krumpira

Which foods contain potato protein?

Open Food Facts lists potato protein in the ingredients of 870 products, most often sweets, ice cream and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Sweets141
  • Ice cream54
  • Salty and fatty foods31
  • Ready meals29
  • Biscuits and cakes25
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches21

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 209 · France 159 · United Kingdom 136 · United States 113.

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

What kind of ingredient is potato protein?

Potato protein is a kind of plant 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: Potato 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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