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Camembert on a food label: it contains milk

Camembert is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 221 products, most often in cheese. Per 100 g: about 281 kcal and 20 g protein.

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Does Camembert contain an allergen?

Yes. Camembert 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 Camembert vegan?

No. Camembert 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 Camembert have on a label?

In English Camembert can also read “camembert cheese”. On European labels it is “camembert sajt” in Hungarian.

In Englishcamembert cheese
Hungarian
camembert sajt

Which foods contain Camembert?

Open Food Facts lists Camembert or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 221 products, most often cheese, ready meals and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Cheese109
  • Ready meals13
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches11
  • Dressings and sauces10
  • Pasta, rice and flour9
  • Savoury snacks8

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 102 · France 80 · United Kingdom 11 · Belgium 7.

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

How many calories are in Camembert?

Camembert has about 281 kcal per 100 g, with 20 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 23 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Camembert cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

281kcal per 100 g
20g protein
0g carbohydrate
23g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 16 g, fibre 0 g, salt 1.45 g, energy 1,170 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12001. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Camembert?

Camembert is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of CamembertCamembert from pasteurised milk

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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: Camembert
  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: Camembert

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