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Soya bean paste on a food label: it contains soy

Soya bean paste is a kind of soya bean. It contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 379 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does soya bean paste contain an allergen?

Yes. Soya bean paste contains soy: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. It is made to a recipe, so any other allergen in it must be named on the label too.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
SoybeansRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is soya bean paste vegan?

Yes. Soya bean paste 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 paste have on a label?

On European labels it is “Pâte de soja” in French, “Sojabohnenpaste” in German and “pasta di soia” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
Pâte de soja
German
Sojabohnenpaste
Italian
pasta di soia
Polish
pasta sojowa
Croatian
pasta od zrna soje

Which foods contain soya bean paste?

Open Food Facts lists soya bean paste in the ingredients of 379 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Dressings and sauces105
  • Ready meals62
  • Pasta, rice and flour56
  • Biscuits and cakes7
  • Beans and pulses5
  • Fish and seafood4

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 175 · France 96 · United Kingdom 60 · Germany 35.

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

What kind of ingredient is soya bean paste?

Soya bean paste is a kind of soya bean.

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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: Soya bean paste
  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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