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Ingredient dictionary

Cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Cheese is a kind of dairy. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 66,052 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 340 kcal and 22 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20268 sourcesHow we check

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Cheese=milk

Does cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Cheese contains milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

Allergen	US	UK and Europe	Gulf
Milk	Required	RequiredLactose included	RequiredLactose included

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Is cheese vegan?

No. Cheese 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 cheese have on a label?

On European labels it is “fromage” in French, “Käse” in German and “queso” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

French: fromage
German: Käse
Spanish: queso
Italian: formaggio, formaggi
Dutch: kaas
Portuguese: queijo
Polish: ser, sery
Swedish: ost
Danish: ost
Norwegian: ost
Finnish: juusto
Czech: sýr
Hungarian: sajt, sajtok
Romanian: brânză
Croatian: sir, sirevi
Turkish: peynir

Which foods contain cheese?

Open Food Facts lists cheese or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 66,052 products, most often ready meals, cheese and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Ready meals9,261
Cheese7,571
Pizzas, pies and quiches7,327
Dressings and sauces3,883
Savoury snacks3,160
Pasta, rice and flour2,752

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 29,227 · France 18,488 · Germany 5,887 · United Kingdom 3,662.

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

How many calories are in cheese?

Cheese has about 340 kcal per 100 g, with 22 g protein, 0.6 g carbohydrate and 27 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Cheese -average-” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

340kcal per 100 g

22g protein

0.6g carbohydrate

27g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.3 g, saturated fat 18 g, fibre 0 g, salt 1.28 g, energy 1,410 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12999. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is cheese?

Cheese is a kind of dairy.

Kinds of cheeseCheddar Mozzarella Parmigiano reggiano Emmental Ricotta Romano cheese Cow cheese Cream cheese Soft white cheese Monterey Jack Blue cheese Fromage blanc Quark Goat cheese Mascarpone Cheese powder

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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.

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