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Smoked cod roe on a food label: it contains fish

Smoked cod roe is a kind of cod. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 145 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Does smoked cod roe contain an allergen?

Yes. Smoked cod roe contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is smoked cod roe vegan?

No. Smoked cod roe 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.
Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does smoked cod roe have on a label?

On European labels it is “oeufs de cabillaud fumés” in French, “geräucherter Kabeljaukaviar” in German and “huevas de bacalao ahumadas” in Spanish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
oeufs de cabillaud fumés
German
geräucherter Kabeljaukaviar
Spanish
huevas de bacalao ahumadas
Italian
uova di merluzzo affumicate
Croatian
dimljena ikra bakalara

Which foods contain smoked cod roe?

Open Food Facts lists smoked cod roe in the ingredients of 145 products, most often fish and seafood, salty and fatty foods and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom.

  • Fish and seafood124
  • Salty and fatty foods12
  • Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 143 · Belgium 3 · United Kingdom 1 · Qatar 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is smoked cod roe?

Smoked cod roe is a kind of cod.

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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: Smoked cod roe
  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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