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Cheddar on a food label: it contains milk

Cheddar is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 15,584 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 401 kcal and 24 g protein.

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Does Cheddar contain an allergen?

Yes. Cheddar 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 Cheddar vegan?

No. Cheddar 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.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does Cheddar have on a label?

In English Cheddar can also read “cheddar cheese” or “cheddar cheese from cow's milk”. On European labels it is “fromage cheddar” in French, “Cheddarkäse” in German and “queso Cheddar” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishcheddar cheesecheddar cheese from cow's milk
French
fromage cheddar
German
Cheddarkäse
Spanish
queso Cheddar
Italian
Formaggio cheddar
Dutch
cheddarkaas
Polish
ser cheddar
Swedish
cheddarost
Danish
cheddarost, andre oste af cheddar typen
Norwegian
cheddarost
Finnish
cheddar-juusto, cheddarjuusto
Czech
čedar
Hungarian
Cheddar sajt
Croatian
cheddar sir, tvrdi sir Cheddar

Which foods contain Cheddar?

Open Food Facts lists Cheddar or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 15,584 products, most often ready meals, cheese and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

  • Ready meals2,124
  • Cheese1,633
  • Savoury snacks1,037
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches788
  • Sandwiches597
  • Biscuits and cakes534

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 12,070 · United Kingdom 1,334 · France 1,002 · Canada 435.

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

How many calories are in Cheddar?

Cheddar has about 401 kcal per 100 g, with 24 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 34 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Cheddar cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

401kcal per 100 g
24g protein
0g carbohydrate
34g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 20 g, fibre 0 g, salt 1.61 g, energy 1,660 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12726. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Cheddar?

Cheddar is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of CheddarWhite cheddarMature cheddarCheddar powderMild cheddarExtra mature cheddarMelted cheddarRed cheddarColoured cheddarMedium mature cheddarVintage cheddar

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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: Cheddar
  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: Cheddar cheese

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