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Coloured cheddar on a food label: it contains milk

Coloured cheddar is a kind of Cheddar. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 115 products, most often in cheese.

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Coloured cheddar=milk

Does coloured cheddar contain an allergen?

Yes. Coloured 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 coloured cheddar vegan?

No. Coloured 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.

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What other names does coloured cheddar have on a label?

In English coloured cheddar can also read “colored cheddar”. On European labels it is “cheddar coloré” in French, “cheddar colorato” in Italian and “obojeni cheddar” in Croatian.

In Englishcolored cheddar
French
cheddar coloré
Italian
cheddar colorato
Croatian
obojeni cheddar

Which foods contain coloured cheddar?

Open Food Facts lists coloured cheddar in the ingredients of 115 products, most often cheese, sandwiches and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

  • Cheese36
  • Sandwiches11
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches11
  • Ready meals7
  • Bread6
  • Savoury snacks5

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 68 · United Kingdom 27 · Canada 9 · France 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is coloured cheddar?

Coloured cheddar is a kind of 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: Coloured 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. 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)

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