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Clotted cream on a food label: it contains milk

Clotted cream is a kind of cream. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 55 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Clotted cream=milk

Does clotted cream contain an allergen?

Yes. Clotted cream 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 clotted cream vegan?

No. Clotted cream is not vegan: it is made from milk. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from milk.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Milk allergyNot for youIt contains milk.

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What other names does clotted cream have on a label?

On European labels it is “crème caillée” in French.

French
crème caillée

Which foods contain clotted cream?

Open Food Facts lists clotted cream in the ingredients of 55 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and ice cream. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.

  • Biscuits and cakes9
  • Sweets8
  • Ice cream5
  • Dairy desserts3
  • Milk and yoghurt3
  • Bread1

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 44 · France 5 · United States 2 · Austria 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is clotted cream?

Clotted cream is a kind of cream.

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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: Clotted cream
  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)
  7. Wikipedia: Clotted cream

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