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Cow mozzarella on a food label: it contains milk

Cow mozzarella is a kind of Mozzarella. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 90 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches.

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Does cow mozzarella contain an allergen?

Yes. Cow mozzarella 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 mozzarella vegan?

No. Cow mozzarella 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 mozzarella have on a label?

In English cow mozzarella can also read “cow milk mozzarella”. On European labels it is “mozzarella de vache” in French, “mozzarella di vacca” in Italian and “ser mozzarella z mleka krowiego” in Polish. One more language is listed below.

In Englishcow milk mozzarella
French
mozzarella de vache, mozzarella au lait de vache
Italian
mozzarella di vacca
Polish
ser mozzarella z mleka krowiego
Croatian
kravlja mozzarella

Which foods contain cow mozzarella?

Open Food Facts lists cow mozzarella in the ingredients of 90 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, cheese and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.

  • Pizzas, pies and quiches54
  • Cheese13
  • Ready meals5
  • Pasta, rice and flour3
  • Poultry2
  • Processed meat1

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 52 · France 29 · United States 6 · Germany 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is cow mozzarella?

Cow mozzarella is a kind of Mozzarella.

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Cow mozzarella
  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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