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Turkey thigh on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Turkey thigh 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 310 products, most often in poultry.

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Does turkey thigh contain an allergen?

Turkey thigh 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 vegan?

No. Turkey thigh 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 meat or another slaughter product.

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What other names does turkey thigh have on a label?

In English turkey thigh can also read “turkey leg” or “turkey drumstick”. On European labels it is “cuisse de dinde” in French, “Putenoberkeulen” in German and “muslo de pavo” in Spanish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In Englishturkey legturkey drumstick
French
cuisse de dinde
German
Putenoberkeulen, Putenkeule
Spanish
muslo de pavo, contramuslo de pavo
Italian
coscia di tacchino
Croatian
pureći zabatak

Which foods contain turkey thigh?

Open Food Facts lists turkey thigh or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 310 products, most often poultry, processed meat and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.

  • Poultry131
  • Processed meat66
  • Ready meals18
  • Meat15
  • Sandwiches6
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 145 · United States 84 · Spain 40 · Mexico 15.

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

What kind of ingredient is turkey thigh?

Turkey thigh is a kind of turkey meat.

Kinds of turkey thighTurkey thigh meat

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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: Turkey thigh
  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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