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Cow cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Cow cheese is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 3,806 products, most often in ready meals.

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Cow cheese=milk

Does cow cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Cow cheese 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 cow cheese vegan?

No. Cow 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.

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What other names does cow cheese have on a label?

On European labels it is “fromage de vache” in French, “Käse aus Kuhmilch” in German and “queso de vaca” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French
fromage de vache, fromage au lait de vache
German
Käse aus Kuhmilch
Spanish
queso de vaca
Italian
formaggio vaccino
Dutch
koekaas
Polish
ser krowi, krowi ser
Finnish
lehmänmaitojuusto, lehmänmaidosta valmistettu juusto
Hungarian
tehénsajt
Romanian
brânză de vaci
Croatian
kravlji sir

Which foods contain cow cheese?

Open Food Facts lists cow cheese or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 3,806 products, most often ready meals, pizzas, pies and quiches and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Italy.

  • Ready meals680
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches671
  • Dressings and sauces537
  • Pasta, rice and flour406
  • Cheese377
  • Bread50

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,614 · United States 1,482 · Italy 263 · Germany 145.

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

What kind of ingredient is cow cheese?

Cow cheese is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of cow cheeseGrana PadanoAsiagoGorgonzolaReblochonRacletteCantalAbondanceRegatoBleu de gexCow's cheese with chivesFourme d'ambert

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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: Cow cheese
  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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