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Salmon fillet on a food label: it contains fish

Salmon fillet is a kind of salmon. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 233 products, most often in oily fish.

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Does salmon fillet contain an allergen?

Yes. Salmon fillet contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is salmon fillet vegan?

No. Salmon fillet 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 fish or shellfish.
Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does salmon fillet have on a label?

On European labels it is “filet de saumon” in French, “lachsfilet” in German and “filetto di salmone” in Italian. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
filet de saumon, filets de saumon
German
lachsfilet, lachsfilets
Italian
filetto di salmone
Dutch
zalmfilet
Swedish
laxfilé
Finnish
lohifilee
Croatian
file lososa

Which foods contain salmon fillet?

Open Food Facts lists salmon fillet or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 233 products, most often oily fish, ready meals and fish and seafood. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Oily fish122
  • Ready meals41
  • Fish and seafood31
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches3
  • Salty and fatty foods2
  • Sandwiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 97 · Germany 68 · United States 23 · Switzerland 22.

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

What kind of ingredient is salmon fillet?

Salmon fillet is a kind of salmon.

Kinds of salmon filletAtlantic salmon fillets with skin

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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: Salmon fillet
  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
  4. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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