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Soya bean fiber on a food label: it contains soy

Soya bean fiber is a kind of soya bean. It contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan.

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Does soya bean fiber contain an allergen?

Yes. Soya bean fiber contains soy: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
SoybeansRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is soya bean fiber vegan?

Yes. Soya bean fiber is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
Soy allergyNot for youIt contains soy.

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What other names does soya bean fiber have on a label?

On European labels it is “sojabönfiber” in Swedish.

Swedish
sojabönfiber, sojabönfibrer

Which foods contain soya bean fiber?

Open Food Facts lists soya bean fiber in the ingredients of 11 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and sweets. Most of them are sold in Taiwan, the United Kingdom and France.

  • Ready meals3
  • Biscuits and cakes3
  • Sweets1
  • Sweetened drinks1

Products with it, by country of sale: Taiwan 3 · United Kingdom 3 · France 2 · Australia 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is soya bean fiber?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, soya bean fiber sits under soya bean and vegetable fiber.

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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: Soya bean fiber
  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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