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British cream on a food label: it contains milk

British cream is a kind of cream. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 37 products, most often in ready meals.

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British cream=milk

Does british cream contain an allergen?

Yes. British cream 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 british cream vegan?

No. British cream is not vegan: it is made from milk. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from milk.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Milk allergyNot for youIt contains milk.

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What other names does british cream have on a label?

On European labels it is “crème britannique” in French, “britische Sahne” in German and “panna britannica” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
crème britannique
German
britische Sahne
Italian
panna britannica
Dutch
Britse room
Croatian
britanska krema

Which foods contain british cream?

Open Food Facts lists british cream in the ingredients of 37 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and Belgium.

  • Ready meals15
  • Biscuits and cakes7
  • Dressings and sauces2
  • Breakfast cereals1

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 27 · France 24 · Belgium 2 · Netherlands 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is british cream?

British cream is a kind of cream.

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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: British cream
  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. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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