Ingredient dictionary
Whiting on a food label: it contains fish
Whiting is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 187 products, most often in fish and seafood. Per 100 g: about 79 kcal and 19 g protein.
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Does whiting contain an allergen?
Yes. Whiting 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 whiting vegan?
No. Whiting is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does whiting have on a label?
In English whiting can also read “merling”. On European labels it is “merlan” in French, “Wittling” in German and “Merlán” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.
- French
- merlan
- German
- Wittling
- Spanish
- Merlán
- Italian
- Merlango
- Dutch
- wijting
- Polish
- Witlinek
- Swedish
- Vitling
- Danish
- Hvilling
- Norwegian
- hvitting
- Finnish
- Valkoturska
- Czech
- treska bezvousá
- Hungarian
- Vékonybajszú tőkehal
- Croatian
- pišmolj
- Turkish
- Bakalyaro
Which foods contain whiting?
Open Food Facts lists whiting in the ingredients of 187 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Canada.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 131 · France 33 · Canada 3 · Belgium 3.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where whiting turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in whiting?
Whiting has about 79 kcal per 100 g, with 19 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 0.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Whiting, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.16 g, energy 336 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 26095. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is whiting?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, whiting sits under fish and white fish.
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- Open Food Facts: Whiting
- 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)
- Wikipedia: Merlangius
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