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Textured pea protein on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Textured pea protein is a kind of pea protein. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 258 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does textured pea protein contain an allergen?

Textured pea protein is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is textured pea protein vegan?

Yes. Textured pea protein 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.

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What other names does textured pea protein have on a label?

In English textured pea protein can also read “textured pea proteins”. On European labels it is “protéines de pois texturées” in French, “texturiertes Erbseneiweiß” in German and “proteine di pisello testurizzate” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishtextured pea proteins
French
protéines de pois texturées, protéine de pois texturée
German
texturiertes Erbseneiweiß
Italian
proteine di pisello testurizzate
Polish
teksturat białka grochu, teksturowane białko grochu
Romanian
texturat proteic de mazăre
Croatian
teksturirani proteini graška, teksturiranog proteina graška

Which foods contain textured pea protein?

Open Food Facts lists textured pea protein in the ingredients of 258 products, most often ready meals, processed meat and meat. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the United States.

  • Ready meals30
  • Processed meat9
  • Meat6
  • Beans and pulses5
  • Pasta, rice and flour4
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches4

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 90 · France 56 · United States 41 · United Kingdom 35.

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

What kind of ingredient is textured pea protein?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, textured pea protein sits under pea protein and textured plant protein.

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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: Textured pea protein
  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

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