Ingredient dictionary
Rainbow trout on a food label: it contains fish
Rainbow trout is a kind of trout. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 443 products, most often in oily fish.
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Does rainbow trout contain an allergen?
Yes. Rainbow trout contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | Required | Required | Required |
Is rainbow trout vegan?
No. Rainbow trout is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does rainbow trout have on a label?
On European labels it is “truite arc-en-ciel” in French, “Regenbogenforelle” in German and “Trucha arcoiris” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.
- French
- truite arc-en-ciel, truite saumonée
- German
- Regenbogenforelle, Lachsforellen
- Spanish
- Trucha arcoiris
- Italian
- rota iridea, trota salmonata
- Dutch
- regenboogforel
- Portuguese
- Truta-arco-íris
- Polish
- Pstrąg tęczowy
- Swedish
- Regnbågsöring
- Danish
- Regnbueørred
- Norwegian
- Regnbueørret
- Finnish
- kirjolohi
- Czech
- pstruh duhový
- Hungarian
- Szivárványos pisztráng
- Romanian
- Păstrăv curcubeu
- Croatian
- kalifornijska pastrva
- Turkish
- Gökkuşağı alabalığı
Which foods contain rainbow trout?
Open Food Facts lists rainbow trout or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 443 products, most often oily fish, fish and seafood and meat, fish and eggs. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Switzerland.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 328 · Germany 28 · Switzerland 18 · Belgium 16.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where rainbow trout turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is rainbow trout?
Rainbow trout is a kind of trout.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Rainbow trout
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
- Wikipedia: Rainbow trout
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