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Ingredient dictionary

Dulce de leche on a food label: it contains milk

Dulce de leche is a kind of sweetened condensed milk. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 76 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 298 kcal and 6.5 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20268 sourcesHow we check

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Dulce de leche=milk

Does dulce de leche contain an allergen?

Yes. Dulce de leche contains milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

Allergen	US	UK and Europe	Gulf
Milk	Required	RequiredLactose included	RequiredLactose included

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Is dulce de leche vegan?

No. Dulce de leche 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 dulce de leche have on a label?

In English dulce de leche can also read “milk jam”. On European labels it is “confiture de lait” in French, “confitura de leche” in Spanish and “kajmak” in Polish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishmilk jam

French: confiture de lait
Spanish: confitura de leche, leche confitada
Polish: kajmak
Norwegian: hamar pålegg
Czech: kokosový karamel
Turkish: süt reçeli

Which foods contain dulce de leche?

Open Food Facts lists dulce de leche in the ingredients of 76 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and ice cream. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Argentina.

Biscuits and cakes23
Sweets8
Ice cream5
Dairy desserts3
Chocolate2
Cheese1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 47 · United States 24 · Argentina 4 · Belgium 1.

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

How many calories are in dulce de leche?

Dulce de leche has about 298 kcal per 100 g, with 6.5 g protein, 58 g carbohydrate and 5.5 g fat. The figures are for food 31040 in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

298kcal per 100 g

6.5g protein

58g carbohydrate

5.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 52 g, saturated fat 2.9 g, fibre 0.6 g, salt 0.27 g, energy 1,260 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 31040. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is dulce de leche?

Dulce de leche is a kind of sweetened condensed milk.

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