Ingredient dictionary
Sardine on a food label: it contains fish
Sardine is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,468 products, most often in oily fish. Per 100 g: about 163 kcal and 20 g protein.
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Does sardine contain an allergen?
Yes. Sardine 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 sardine vegan?
No. Sardine is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does sardine have on a label?
In English sardine can also read “sardines” or “European pilchard”. On European labels it is “sardines” in French, “sardinen” in German and “sardina” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.
- French
- sardines
- German
- sardinen
- Spanish
- sardina, sardines
- Italian
- sardina
- Portuguese
- sardinha, sardinhas
- Polish
- sardynka europejska, sardynka
- Swedish
- sardin
- Danish
- sardin
- Norwegian
- sardin
- Finnish
- sardiini, sardiinit
- Czech
- sardinka obecná
- Hungarian
- szardínia
- Romanian
- sardea
- Croatian
- srdela, sardele
- Turkish
- sardalya
Which foods contain sardine?
Open Food Facts lists sardine or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 2,468 products, most often oily fish, fish and seafood and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,333 · United States 503 · Spain 186 · Germany 129.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where sardine turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in sardine?
Sardine has about 163 kcal per 100 g, with 20 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 9.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “European pilchard or sardine, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 2.4 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.22 g, energy 683 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 26065. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is sardine?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, sardine sits under fish and oily fish.
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- Open Food Facts: Sardine
- 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
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- 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: European pilchard
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