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Buttermilk solids on a food label: they contain milk

Buttermilk solids are a kind of buttermilk. They contain milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 1,087 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Do buttermilk solids contain an allergen?

Yes. Buttermilk solids contain milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MilkRequiredRequiredLactose includedRequiredLactose included

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Are buttermilk solids vegan?

No. Buttermilk solids are not vegan: they are made from milk. They are vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: they are made from milk.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Milk allergyNot for youThey contain milk.

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What other names do buttermilk solids have on a label?

On European labels they are “Solides du babeurre” in French, “sólidos de manteca” in Spanish and “Solidi di latticello” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

French
Solides du babeurre
Spanish
sólidos de manteca
Italian
Solidi di latticello
Croatian
krute tvari mlaćenice

Which foods contain buttermilk solids?

Open Food Facts lists buttermilk solids in the ingredients of 1,087 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, Canada and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes102
  • Ready meals95
  • Dressings and sauces92
  • Savoury snacks58
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches29
  • Pasta, rice and flour14

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,057 · Canada 5 · Germany 4 · France 4.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where buttermilk solids turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are buttermilk solids?

Buttermilk solids are a kind of buttermilk.

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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: Buttermilk solids
  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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