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Tamari on a food label: it contains soy

Tamari is a kind of soy sauce. It contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,526 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does tamari contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
SoybeansRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is tamari vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of tamari are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.
Soy allergyNot for youIt contains soy.

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What other names does tamari have on a label?

In English tamari can also read “tamari sauce” or “tamari soy sauce”. On European labels it is “sauce soja tamari” in French and “sos tamari” in Polish.

In Englishtamari saucetamari soy sauce
French
sauce soja tamari, sauce tamari
Polish
sos tamari, sos sojowy tamari

Which foods contain tamari?

Open Food Facts lists tamari in the ingredients of 1,526 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 sauces260
  • Ready meals198
  • Pasta, rice and flour54
  • Meat48
  • Savoury snacks45
  • Beans and pulses45

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,017 · France 247 · United Kingdom 108 · Germany 45.

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

What kind of ingredient is tamari?

Tamari is a kind of soy sauce.

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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: Tamari
  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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