Ingredient dictionary
White fish on a food label: it contains fish
White fish is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 6,229 products, most often in fish and seafood. Per 100 g: about 107 kcal and 22 g protein.
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Does white fish contain an allergen?
Yes. White fish contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | Required | Required | Required |
Is white fish vegan?
No. White fish is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does white fish have on a label?
On European labels it is “poisson blanc” in French, “Weißfisch” in German and “pescado blanco” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.
- French
- poisson blanc, poissons blancs
- German
- Weißfisch, weißer Fisch
- Spanish
- pescado blanco
- Italian
- Pesce bianco
- Dutch
- witte vis
- Portuguese
- Peixe branco
- Polish
- ryby białe, ryb białych
- Swedish
- Vitfisk
- Danish
- Hvid fisk
- Norwegian
- hvit fisk
- Finnish
- Valkokala
- Croatian
- bijela riba
Which foods contain white fish?
Open Food Facts lists white fish or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 6,229 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and white fish. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 3,066 · United States 1,228 · United Kingdom 430 · Germany 388.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where white fish turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in white fish?
White fish has about 107 kcal per 100 g, with 22 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 2.2 g fat. The figures are for food 26249 in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0.4 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.88 g, energy 454 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 26249. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is white fish?
White fish is a kind of fish.
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- Open Food Facts: White fish
- 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
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- 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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