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Shrimp paste on a food label: it contains crustaceans

Shrimp paste is a kind of shrimp. It contains crustaceans, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 177 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does shrimp paste contain an allergen?

Yes. Shrimp paste contains crustaceans: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. It is made to a recipe, so any other allergen in it must be named on the label too.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
CrustaceansRequiredAs “crustacean shellfish”RequiredRequired

Read the crustaceans and molluscs guide

Is shrimp paste vegan?

No. Shrimp paste 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 crustaceans.

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What other names does shrimp paste have on a label?

On European labels it is “pâte de crevettes” in French, “Garnelenpaste” in German and “pasta di gamberi” in Italian. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
pâte de crevettes
German
Garnelenpaste
Italian
pasta di gamberi
Polish
pasta krewetkowa
Swedish
räkpasta
Finnish
katkaraputahna
Croatian
pasta od kozica

Which foods contain shrimp paste?

Open Food Facts lists shrimp paste in the ingredients of 177 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Dressings and sauces56
  • Ready meals39
  • Pasta, rice and flour8
  • Poultry3
  • Fish and seafood2
  • Meat1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 62 · France 60 · United Kingdom 22 · Germany 19.

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

What kind of ingredient is shrimp paste?

Shrimp paste is a kind of shrimp.

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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: Shrimp paste
  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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