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Surimi on a food label: it contains fish

Surimi is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 701 products, most often in ready meals.

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Surimi=fish

Does surimi contain an allergen?

Yes. Surimi contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is surimi vegan?

No. Surimi is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it comes from an animal.
VegetarianNot for youIt comes from fish or shellfish.
Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does surimi have on a label?

In English surimi can also read “imitation crab”, “imitation crab meat” or “imitation crabmeat”.

In Englishimitation crabimitation crab meatimitation crabmeat

Which foods contain surimi?

Open Food Facts lists surimi or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 701 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.

  • Ready meals264
  • Fish and seafood170
  • Salty and fatty foods23
  • Dressings and sauces15
  • Sandwiches13
  • Savoury snacks12

Products with it, by country of sale: France 292 · United States 116 · Spain 101 · Belgium 45.

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

What kind of ingredient is surimi?

Surimi is a kind of fish.

Kinds of surimiKamaboko

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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: Surimi
  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)
  7. Wikipedia: Surimi

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