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Sardine fillets on a food label: they contain fish

Sardine fillets are a kind of sardine. They contain fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are not vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 206 products, most often in oily fish.

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Do sardine fillets contain an allergen?

Yes. Sardine fillets contain fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Are sardine fillets vegan?

No. Sardine fillets are not vegan: they come from an animal. They are not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: they come from an animal.
VegetarianNot for youThey come from fish or shellfish.
Fish allergyNot for youThey contain fish.

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What other names do sardine fillets have on a label?

On European labels they are “filets de sardines” in French, “Sardinenfilets” in German and “filetti di sardine” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
filets de sardines
German
Sardinenfilets
Italian
filetti di sardine
Dutch
sardinefilets
Finnish
sardiinifilee
Croatian
fileti sardina

Which foods contain sardine fillets?

Open Food Facts lists sardine fillets in the ingredients of 206 products, most often oily fish, fish and seafood and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Oily fish148
  • Fish and seafood32
  • Salty and fatty foods6
  • Meat, fish and eggs1
  • Ready meals1
  • Sandwiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 190 · Germany 7 · United States 5 · Switzerland 5.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where sardine fillets turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are sardine fillets?

Sardine fillets are a kind of sardine.

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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: Sardine fillets
  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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