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Ingredient dictionary

Soya bean on a food label: it contains soy

Soya bean is a kind of pulse. It contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 50,559 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20267 sourcesHow we check

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Soya bean=soy

Does soya bean contain an allergen?

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

Allergen	US	UK and Europe	Gulf
Soybeans	Required	Required	Required

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Is soya bean vegan?

Yes. Soya bean 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 have on a label?

In English soya bean can also read “soy beans”, “soya beans” or “soybean”. On European labels it is “fève de soja” in French, “Sojabohne” in German and “granos de soja” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishsoy beanssoya beanssoybeansoybeans

French: fève de soja, fèves de soja
German: Sojabohne, Sojabohnen
Spanish: granos de soja, haba de soja
Italian: semi di soia
Dutch: sojaboon, sojabonen
Portuguese: grão de soja, grãos de soja
Polish: soja warzywna, ziarna soi
Swedish: sojaböna, sojabönor
Danish: sojabønne, sojabønner
Norwegian: soyabønne
Finnish: soijapapu, soijapavut
Czech: sója luštinatá, sójové boby
Hungarian: szójabab
Romanian: boabe de soia
Croatian: sojino zrno

Which foods contain soya bean?

Open Food Facts lists soya bean or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 50,559 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes8,025
Ready meals3,908
Dressings and sauces3,680
Bread2,800
Pasta, rice and flour1,889
Plant-based drinks1,392

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 31,710 · France 6,323 · Germany 3,119 · United Kingdom 2,677.

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

What kind of ingredient is soya bean?

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

Kinds of soya beanSoya flour Edamame Soya bean paste Sprouted soybeans Hulled soya bean Black soy bean Soy bran Green soy bean Okara Soya bean fiberWhite soybeanBrown soybean

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