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Scallop on a food label: it contains molluscs

Scallop is a kind of mollusc. It contains molluscs, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 932 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does scallop contain an allergen?

Yes. Scallop contains molluscs: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MolluscsNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is scallop vegan?

No. Scallop 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.
Shellfish allergyNot for youIt contains molluscs.

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What other names does scallop have on a label?

In English scallop can also read “scallops”. On European labels it is “noix de saint-jacques” in French, “Kammmuscheln” in German and “viera” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

In Englishscallops
French
noix de saint-jacques, Saint-Jacques
German
Kammmuscheln, Jakobsmuscheln
Spanish
viera, vieras
Italian
capesante
Polish
Przegrzebkowate
Swedish
Kammusslor
Norwegian
Kamskjell
Finnish
kampasimpukka, kampasimpukat
Croatian
jakobova kapica

Which foods contain scallop?

Open Food Facts lists scallop or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 932 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Belgium.

  • Ready meals280
  • Fish and seafood200
  • Savoury snacks58
  • Salty and fatty foods38
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches20
  • Pasta, rice and flour10

Products with it, by country of sale: France 713 · United States 156 · Belgium 22 · Spain 9.

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

What kind of ingredient is scallop?

Scallop is a kind of mollusc.

Kinds of scallopPatagonian scallopQueen scallopPeruvian scallopGreat scallopScallop without coralAtlantic bay scallopNoble scallopAmerican sea scallopWhite scallopSpeckled ScallopDistant scallopAtlantic calico scallopScallop with coral

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Scallop
  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)
  7. Wikipedia: Scallop

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