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Cantal on a food label: it contains milk

Cantal is a kind of cow cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 69 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches. Per 100 g: about 385 kcal and 27 g protein.

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Does Cantal contain an allergen?

Yes. Cantal 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 Cantal vegan?

No. Cantal 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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Which foods contain Cantal?

Open Food Facts lists Cantal or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 69 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, ready meals and processed meat. Most of them are sold in France.

  • Pizzas, pies and quiches14
  • Ready meals12
  • Processed meat7
  • Cheese5
  • Savoury snacks5
  • Sandwiches4

Products with it, by country of sale: France 69.

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

How many calories are in Cantal?

Cantal has about 385 kcal per 100 g, with 27 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 31 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Cantal cheese, half matured, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

385kcal per 100 g
27g protein
0g carbohydrate
31g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 20 g, fibre 0 g, salt 1.85 g, energy 1,600 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12722. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Cantal?

Cantal is a kind of cow cheese.

Kinds of CantalCantal cheese half matured from cow's milkCantal Salers

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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: Cantal
  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: Cantal cheese

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