Ingredient dictionary
Beaufort on a food label: it contains milk
Beaufort is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 74 products, most often in processed meat. Per 100 g: about 412 kcal and 27 g protein.
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Does Beaufort contain an allergen?
Yes. Beaufort contains milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | Required | RequiredLactose included | RequiredLactose included |
Is Beaufort vegan?
No. Beaufort is not vegan: it is made from milk. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.
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What other names does Beaufort have on a label?
In English Beaufort can also read “Beaufort cheese from cow's milk”. On European labels it is “beaufort aop” in French, “queso Beaufort DOP” in Spanish and “Beaufort sajt” in Hungarian.
- French
- beaufort aop, Beaufort Appellation d'Origine Protégée
- Spanish
- queso Beaufort DOP
- Hungarian
- Beaufort sajt
Which foods contain Beaufort?
Open Food Facts lists Beaufort in the ingredients of 74 products, most often processed meat, cheese and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Kenya and Switzerland.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 74 · Kenya 1 · Switzerland 1 · Italy 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Beaufort turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in Beaufort?
Beaufort has about 412 kcal per 100 g, with 27 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 34 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Beaufort cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 19 g, fibre 0 g, salt 1.27 g, energy 1,710 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12105. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is Beaufort?
Beaufort is a kind of cheese.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Beaufort
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
- Wikipedia: Beaufort cheese
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