General term for shellfish such as mussels, clams, squid, and octopus. Contains molluscs allergen.
Molluscs has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.
Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)
Found in 9 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.
This is an EU declarable allergen (molluscs).
Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA
Molluscs is also known as миди, squid, mussels, калмари, calamari — these all refer to the same ingredient.
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