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Sprouted soybeans on a food label: they contain soy

Sprouted soybeans are a kind of soya bean. They contain soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 140 products, most often in ready meals.

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Do sprouted soybeans contain an allergen?

Yes. Sprouted soybeans contain soy: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
SoybeansRequiredRequiredRequired

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Are sprouted soybeans vegan?

Yes. Sprouted soybeans are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 youThey contain soy.

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What other names do sprouted soybeans have on a label?

On European labels they are “germes de soja” in French, “Sojabohnensprossen” in German and “germogli di soia” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
germes de soja, pousses de soja
German
Sojabohnensprossen
Italian
germogli di soia
Dutch
sojaspruiten
Polish
kiełki soi
Croatian
proklijala soja

Which foods contain sprouted soybeans?

Open Food Facts lists sprouted soybeans in the ingredients of 140 products, most often ready meals, bread and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Belgium.

  • Ready meals26
  • Bread19
  • Pasta, rice and flour14
  • Meat9
  • Beans and pulses9
  • Breakfast cereals6

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 66 · France 62 · Belgium 13 · Switzerland 4.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where sprouted soybeans turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are sprouted soybeans?

Sprouted soybeans are 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: Sprouted soybeans
  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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