Ingredient dictionary
Turkey thigh meat on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Turkey thigh meat is a kind of turkey meat. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 123 products, most often in poultry.
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Does turkey thigh meat contain an allergen?
Turkey thigh meat 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 thigh meat vegan?
No. Turkey thigh meat is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does turkey thigh meat have on a label?
On European labels it is “viande de cuisse de dinde” in French, “putenoberkeulenfleisch” in German and “carne di coscia di tacchino” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.
- French
- viande de cuisse de dinde
- German
- putenoberkeulenfleisch
- Italian
- carne di coscia di tacchino
- Polish
- mięso z uda indyka
- Croatian
- meso purećeg zabatka
Which foods contain turkey thigh meat?
Open Food Facts lists turkey thigh meat in the ingredients of 123 products, most often poultry, processed meat and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Belgium.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 73 · United States 33 · Belgium 5 · Germany 4.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where turkey thigh meat turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is turkey thigh meat?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, turkey thigh meat sits under turkey meat and turkey thigh.
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- Open Food Facts: Turkey thigh meat
- 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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