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Soy base on a food label: it contains soy

Soy base contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 826 products, most often in sweets.

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Soy base=soy

Does soy base contain an allergen?

Yes. Soy base contains soy: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
SoybeansRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is soy base vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of soy base are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Soy allergyNot for youIt contains soy.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does soy base have on a label?

In English soy base can also read “soya base”. On European labels it is “jus de soja” in French, “sojabasis” in German and “zumo de soja” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

In Englishsoya base
French
jus de soja
German
sojabasis
Spanish
zumo de soja, jugo de soja
Italian
base di soia
Dutch
sojabasis
Polish
baza sojowa
Swedish
sojabas
Danish
sojabase
Finnish
soijapohja
Croatian
baza soje

Which foods contain soy base?

Open Food Facts lists soy base in the ingredients of 826 products, most often sweets, plant-based drinks and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Spain.

  • Sweets328
  • Plant-based drinks231
  • Ready meals23
  • Sweetened drinks20
  • Milk and yoghurt18
  • Soups10

Products with it, by country of sale: France 568 · Germany 96 · Spain 65 · Belgium 58.

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

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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: Soy base
  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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