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European anchovy

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

European anchovy in plain language

What it is

Also known as Anchoa guineensis flesh · Anchoviella guineensis flesh · Anchovy (engraulis encrasicolus) · Anchovy,european,raw · Black sea anchovy · Clupea encrasicolus flesh

Show all 24 names

Engraulis amara flesh · Engraulis argyrophanus flesh · Engraulis capensis flesh · Engraulis encrasicholus flesh · Engraulis encrasicolus flesh · Engraulis encrasicolus muscle · Engraulis encrassicolus flesh · Engraulis engrasicholus flesh · Engraulis guineensis flesh · Engraulis meletta flesh · Engraulis russoi flesh · Engraulis vulgaris flesh · Engraulus encrasicholus flesh · European anchovy flesh · Fish, anchovy, european, raw · Italian sardel · Southern african anchovy · Anchovy paste

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for European anchovy yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

What we know about this ingredient

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

No restrictions found. European anchovy appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • USUSDA FoodData Centralobserved in branded food ingredient statementsObserved in 1 USDA branded foods including 1.5oz LITEHOUSE CAESAR DRESSING.
    • Observed in 1 USDA branded foods including 1.5oz LITEHOUSE CAESAR DRESSING.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for European anchovy. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for European anchovy yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • USDA Branded Foods

    product_occurrence · updated 2026-02-19

    Open →

Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • FishContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often USDA FoodData Central has listed European anchovy in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

1

Sauces/Spreads/Dips/Condiments
See products using European anchovy →

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include European anchovy; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside European anchovy in the catalog.