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Threadfin bream on a food label: it contains fish

Threadfin bream is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 57 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Does threadfin bream contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is threadfin bream vegan?

No. Threadfin bream 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 threadfin bream have on a label?

In English threadfin bream can also read “whiptail breams” or “nemipteridae”. On European labels it is “Nemipteridae” in French, “Scheinschnapper” in German and “Nemipteridae” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In Englishwhiptail breamsnemipteridae
French
Nemipteridae
German
Scheinschnapper
Spanish
Nemipteridae
Italian
Nemipteridae
Dutch
Valse snappers
Portuguese
Nemipteridae
Polish
Nitecznikowate
Swedish
Nemipteridae
Finnish
Pennat
Croatian
threadfin deverika
Turkish
Nemipteridae

Which foods contain threadfin bream?

Open Food Facts lists threadfin bream in the ingredients of 57 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and cheese. Most of them are sold in the United States, Canada and Croatia.

  • Fish and seafood23
  • Ready meals14
  • Cheese3
  • Beans and pulses1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 52 · Canada 2 · Croatia 1 · Germany 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is threadfin bream?

Threadfin bream is a kind of fish.

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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: Threadfin bream
  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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