Meat ingredients on food labels: the names to watch for
Red — not vegetarian
No. Meat or meat-derived ingredient. LabelSense marks any pack containing it Red (not vegetarian).
By diet
| Diet | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Vegetarian No meat, no fish, no egg. | Not suitable |
| Eggetarian Vegetarian, and egg is fine. | Not suitable |
| Pescetarian Vegetarian plus fish and seafood. | Not suitable |
| Vegan No dairy, honey or any animal by-product. | Not suitable |
| Jain No onion, garlic, root vegetables, fungi or honey. | Not suitable |
| Swaminarayan Vegetarian, without the onion–garlic family. | Not suitable |
These verdicts are exactly what LabelSense shows for a label listing “meat” and nothing else. On a real pack, the other ingredients count too.
How it appears on labels
meatbeefporkchickenchicken fatlambmuttonvealbaconhamsalamiturkeyduckgoosegoat meatkangaroovenisonrabbitquailemuoxtailtripeliverkidneymeat extractbeef extractchicken extractbone brothbone phosphateE542542
Not to be confused with
LabelSense deliberately ignores these look-alikes for this ingredient: kidney bean, kidney beans, cod liver oil, fish liver oil, quail egg, quail eggs, meat-free, meat free, mock chicken, mock duck, mock meat, vegan chicken, vegetarian chicken, plant-based chicken.
Related ingredients
Results come from reading the label. Always check the pack yourself, especially for allergies. Ingredient sources can change without notice — when a label doesn't settle it, ask the manufacturer.
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