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Ingredient dictionary

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

Some kinds of sauce carry an allergen (milk, mustard, fish and soy). Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 34,401 products, most often in ready meals.

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

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Does sauce contain an allergen?

It depends on the kind. Some kinds of sauce carry an allergen: cheese sauce, bechamel sauce and cream sauce contain milk; mustard sauce contains mustard; fish sauce contains fish; soy sauce, dark soy sauce and light soy sauce contain soy. A label must name the allergen, so check which kind it says.

Is sauce vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of sauce are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.

VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.

Milk allergyHeads upSome kinds contain milk, for example cheese sauce.

Mustard allergyHeads upSome kinds contain mustard, for example mustard sauce.

Fish allergyHeads upSome kinds contain fish, for example fish sauce.

Soy allergyHeads upSome kinds contain soy, for example soy sauce.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does sauce have on a label?

On European labels it is “Soße” in German, “salsa” in Spanish and “salsa” in Italian. The other 12 languages are listed below.

German: Soße
Spanish: salsa
Italian: salsa
Dutch: Saus
Portuguese: Molho
Polish: Sos, sosu
Swedish: sås
Danish: sovs
Norwegian: saus
Finnish: kastike
Czech: omáčka
Hungarian: mártás
Romanian: Sos
Croatian: umak
Turkish: Sos

Which foods contain sauce?

Open Food Facts lists sauce or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 34,401 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Ready meals6,410
Dressings and sauces4,085
Pizzas, pies and quiches2,824
Pasta, rice and flour1,800
Sandwiches1,530
Savoury snacks919

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 15,865 · France 8,767 · Germany 2,159 · United Kingdom 1,933.

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

What kind of ingredient is sauce?

Kinds of sauceSoy sauceMayonnaiseTomato sauceWorcestershire sauceHot sauce Fish sauce Ketchup MarinadeMirinCheese sauce Bechamel sauce Caramel sauce Vinaigrette Teriyaki saucePestoSweet and sour sauce

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Sources

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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