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Ingredient dictionary

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

Reindeer is a kind of game animal. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. Open Food Facts finds it in 71 products, most often in meat.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

Does reindeer contain an allergen?

Reindeer 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.

What other names does reindeer have on a label?

On European labels it is “renne” in French, “ren” in German and “reno” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French: renne
German: ren
Spanish: reno
Italian: Renna
Polish: ren
Swedish: ren
Danish: rensdyr
Norwegian: rein
Finnish: poro
Croatian: sob

Which foods contain reindeer?

Open Food Facts lists reindeer or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 71 products, most often meat, processed meat and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Finland.

Meat7
Processed meat6
Sweetened drinks4
Cheese3
Vegetables2
Ready meals2

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 40 · France 10 · Finland 9 · Switzerland 6.

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

What kind of ingredient is reindeer?

Reindeer is a kind of game animal.

Kinds of reindeerReindeer meat

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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.

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