Ingredient dictionary

Sole on a food label: it contains fish

Sole is a kind of flat fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 60 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Does sole contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is sole vegan?

No. Sole 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 sole have on a label?

On European labels it is “Seezunge” in German, “Lenguado” in Spanish and “Sogliola” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

German
Seezunge
Spanish
Lenguado
Italian
Sogliola
Finnish
meriantura, merianturat
Croatian
jedini

Which foods contain sole?

Open Food Facts lists sole or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 60 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Canada.

  • Fish and seafood35
  • Ready meals3
  • Unsweetened drinks2
  • Baby foods2
  • White fish1
  • Processed meat1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 19 · France 18 · Canada 3 · Switzerland 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is sole?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, sole sits under flat fish and white fish.

Kinds of soleCommon sole

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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: Sole
  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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