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Brie on a food label: it contains milk

Brie is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 150 products, most often in cheese. Per 100 g: about 299 kcal and 17 g protein.

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Does Brie contain an allergen?

Yes. Brie contains milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MilkRequiredRequiredLactose includedRequiredLactose included

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Is Brie vegan?

No. Brie is not vegan: it is made from milk. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from milk.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.
Milk allergyNot for youIt contains milk.

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What other names does Brie have on a label?

In English Brie can also read “brie cheese”. On European labels it is “fromage de Brie” in French, “queso brie” in Spanish and “Brânză de Brie” in Romanian.

In Englishbrie cheese
French
fromage de Brie
Spanish
queso brie
Romanian
Brânză de Brie

Which foods contain Brie?

Open Food Facts lists Brie or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 150 products, most often cheese, savoury snacks and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Cheese44
  • Savoury snacks11
  • Sandwiches10
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches8
  • Biscuits and cakes6
  • Processed meat6

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 60 · France 43 · Germany 17 · United Kingdom 12.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Brie turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in Brie?

Brie has about 299 kcal per 100 g, with 17 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 26 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Brie cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

299kcal per 100 g
17g protein
0g carbohydrate
26g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 16 g, fibre 0 g, salt 1.51 g, energy 1,240 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12020. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Brie?

Brie is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of BrieBrie de MeauxBrie de Melun

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Sources

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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Brie
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  4. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
  8. Wikipedia: Brie

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