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Sockeye salmon on a food label: it contains fish

Sockeye salmon is a kind of salmon. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 323 products, most often in oily fish.

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Does sockeye salmon contain an allergen?

Yes. Sockeye salmon contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is sockeye salmon vegan?

No. Sockeye salmon 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 sockeye salmon have on a label?

In English sockeye salmon can also read “red salmon”. On European labels it is “saumon rouge” in French, “Roter Lachs” in German and “Salmon rojo” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englishred salmon
French
saumon rouge
German
Roter Lachs, Rotlachs
Spanish
Salmon rojo
Italian
salmone rosso
Dutch
Rode zalm
Polish
Nerka
Swedish
Indianlax
Norwegian
Rødlaks
Finnish
punalohi, intiaanilohi
Czech
losos nerka
Hungarian
Vörös lazac
Croatian
sockeye losos

Which foods contain sockeye salmon?

Open Food Facts lists sockeye salmon in the ingredients of 323 products, most often oily fish, fish and seafood and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Oily fish172
  • Fish and seafood82
  • Ready meals8
  • Meat5
  • Cheese3
  • Salty and fatty foods2

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 154 · France 103 · Germany 24 · Italy 15.

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

What kind of ingredient is sockeye salmon?

Sockeye salmon is a kind of salmon.

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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: Sockeye salmon
  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: Sockeye salmon

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