Vegetarian candidates

Vegetarian Furikake (Ovo-Lacto): Products With No Listed Meat or Fish

Checked · 28 products

The short answer

Out of 28 verified products, 6 list no meat, fish, shellfish, or gelatin. Egg and dairy are allowed in this screen.

These are vegetarian candidates, not certified vegetarian products. This database does not track vegetarian certification. "Candidate" means the official label lists no meat, fish, shellfish, other seafood, or gelatin ingredient that we could find — it does not rule out shared production lines, trace contamination, or undisclosed ingredient sources (like the base of a generic "seasoning"). Verify with the manufacturer if you follow a strict vegetarian diet.

How we check this

A product qualifies only if fish, shellfish, meat, and gelatin are all explicitly free of listed ingredients on the label, and it doesn't list an allergen code for squid, abalone, salmon roe, salmon, mackerel, shrimp, crab, beef, pork, chicken, or gelatin. We also re-scan the full Japanese ingredient text for meat/fish terms our automated flags might have missed, as a third safety net. Any uncertainty moves a product to "still checking" instead of this list.

Vegetarian candidate products

No. 04

Sesame

Japanese name: ごま推しふりかけ梅風味

Goma Oshi Furikake Ume Fuumi

Hamaotome

Lists: dairy

27 g · ¥120

No. 07

Other

Japanese name: 混ぜ込みわかめ

Mazekomi Wakame Furikake

Marumiya

Dairy unclear

29 g · ¥151

No. 14

Shiso

Japanese name: かおり

Kaori Furikake

Mishima Foods

Nothing we track is listed

13 g · ¥130

No. 15

Shiso

Japanese name: ゆかり

Yukari Furikake

Mishima Foods

Nothing we track is listed

46 g · ¥275

No. 20

Other

Japanese name: ゆず胡椒ふりかけ

Yuzu Kosho Furikake

Nagatanien

Lists: dairy · wheat

30 g · ¥132

What to check on the package

Japanese terms to scan for and their English meaning
JapaneseEnglish
肉エキスmeat extract
チキンパウダーchicken powder
鰹/かつおbonito
ゼラチンgelatin
たん白加水分解物hydrolyzed protein
調味料(アミノ酸等)seasoning (amino acids, etc.) — source not stated on the label

Questions about this list

Is noritama vegetarian?

No — noritama-style furikake typically lists fish (bonito flakes) and sometimes egg or meat seasoning on the label. Check the specific product's "Can I eat this?" section for the exact ingredients.

Does "vegetarian" here include egg and dairy?

Yes — this list is ovo-lacto vegetarian: no listed meat, fish, shellfish, or gelatin, but egg and dairy are allowed. If you avoid egg and dairy too, see our vegan candidates list instead.