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Whole egg on a food label: it contains egg

Whole egg is a kind of egg. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 16,614 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does whole egg contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole egg contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is whole egg vegan?

No. Whole egg is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from egg.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Egg allergyNot for youIt contains egg.

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What other names does whole egg have on a label?

In English whole egg can also read “whole eggs”. On European labels it is “œuf entier” in French, “Vollei” in German and “huevo entero” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In Englishwhole eggs
French
œuf entier, œufs entiers
German
Vollei
Spanish
huevo entero, huevos enteros
Italian
uova intere
Dutch
hele eieren, geheel eieren
Portuguese
Ovo inteiro
Polish
Całe jajo
Danish
hele æg
Finnish
kokonainen muna, kokonaiset munat
Hungarian
egész tojás
Croatian
cijelo jaje

Which foods contain whole egg?

Open Food Facts lists whole egg or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 16,614 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes6,023
  • Ready meals1,851
  • Pasta, rice and flour768
  • Pastries565
  • Dressings and sauces527
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches379

Products with it, by country of sale: France 6,881 · United States 6,165 · Germany 1,726 · Switzerland 842.

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

What kind of ingredient is whole egg?

Whole egg is a kind of egg.

Kinds of whole eggFree range eggsLiquid whole eggWhole fresh eggsWhole powdered eggCage-free eggsWhole liquid pasteurised eggFree range pasteurised eggConcentrated whole egg

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Sources

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: Whole egg
  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
  4. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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