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Preparation on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Some kinds of preparation carry an allergen (soy). Open Food Facts finds it in 5,301 products, most often in sweets.

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Does preparation contain an allergen?

It depends on the kind. Some kinds of preparation carry an allergen: soy preparation contains soy. A label must name the allergen, so check which kind it says.

Is preparation vegan?

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

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does preparation have on a label?

On European labels it is “preparazione” in Italian, “bereiding” in Dutch and “beredning” in Swedish. One more language is listed below.

Italian
preparazione
Dutch
bereiding
Swedish
beredning
Danish
præparat

Which foods contain preparation?

Open Food Facts lists preparation or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 5,301 products, most often sweets, milk and yoghurt and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

  • Sweets1,306
  • Milk and yoghurt603
  • Biscuits and cakes571
  • Ready meals180
  • Sweetened drinks173
  • Savoury snacks167

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,997 · Germany 722 · United Kingdom 622 · United States 543.

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

What kind of ingredient is preparation?

Kinds of preparationFruit concentrateSoy preparationFruits preparationFlavouring preparationCherry preparationStrawberry preparationMilk coatingPizza seasoningMeat preparationVanilla preparationDark chocolate with sweetenersFaba bean preparationOrange fillingSpelled krispiesLentil protein preparationMilk preparation

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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: Preparation
  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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