Ingredient dictionary
Textured soy protein on a food label: it contains soy
Textured soy protein is a kind of soy protein. It contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,356 products, most often in ready meals.
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Does textured soy protein contain an allergen?
Yes. Textured soy protein 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 |
Is textured soy protein vegan?
Yes. Textured soy protein is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does textured soy protein have on a label?
In English textured soy protein can also read “texturised soya protein”. On European labels it is “protéine de soja texturisée” in French, “texturiertes Sojaprotein” in German and “proteina de soja texturizada” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.
- French
- protéine de soja texturisée, protéines de soja texturées
- German
- texturiertes Sojaprotein, texturiertes Sojaeiweiss
- Spanish
- proteina de soja texturizada, proteína texturizada de soja
- Italian
- proteine di soia testurizzate
- Polish
- teksturowane białko sojowe, teksturat białka sojowego
- Czech
- texturovaná sojová bílkovina
- Croatian
- teksturirani sojin protein
Which foods contain textured soy protein?
Open Food Facts lists textured soy protein in the ingredients of 1,356 products, most often ready meals, pizzas, pies and quiches and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 680 · France 260 · United Kingdom 138 · Germany 82.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where textured soy protein turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is textured soy protein?
Textured soy protein is a kind of soy protein.
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- Open Food Facts: Textured soy protein
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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