Ingredient dictionary
Turkey fat on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Turkey fat is a kind of poultry fat. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 163 products, most often in dressings and sauces.
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Does turkey fat contain an allergen?
Turkey fat 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 turkey fat vegan?
No. Turkey fat is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does turkey fat have on a label?
On European labels it is “grasso di tacchino” in Italian, “tłuszcz z indyka” in Polish and “pureća mast” in Croatian.
- Italian
- grasso di tacchino
- Polish
- tłuszcz z indyka, tłuszcz drobiowy z indyka
- Croatian
- pureća mast
Which foods contain turkey fat?
Open Food Facts lists turkey fat in the ingredients of 163 products, most often dressings and sauces, ready meals and processed meat. Most of them are sold in the United States, Poland and France.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 145 · Poland 11 · France 6 · United Kingdom 3.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where turkey fat turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is turkey fat?
Turkey fat is a kind of poultry fat.
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- Open Food Facts: Turkey fat
- 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
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