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Cured cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Cured 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 57 products, most often in cheese.

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Cured cheese=milk

Does cured cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Cured 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 cured cheese vegan?

No. Cured 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 cured cheese have on a label?

In English cured cheese can also read “mature cheese”. On European labels it is “fromage affiné” in French, “gereifter Käse” in German and “queso curado” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishmature cheese
French
fromage affiné, fromage mûr
German
gereifter Käse
Spanish
queso curado, queso madurado
Italian
formaggio stagionato
Polish
ser wędzony
Croatian
sušeni sir

Which foods contain cured cheese?

Open Food Facts lists cured cheese in the ingredients of 57 products, most often cheese, pizzas, pies and quiches and ready meals. Most of them are sold in Spain, Italy and France.

  • Cheese15
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches10
  • Ready meals8
  • Dressings and sauces6
  • Pasta, rice and flour3
  • Sandwiches3

Products with it, by country of sale: Spain 40 · Italy 11 · France 8 · Germany 4.

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

What kind of ingredient is cured cheese?

Cured cheese is a kind of cheese.

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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: Cured 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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