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Ingredient dictionary

Feta on a food label: it contains milk

Feta is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,175 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 280 kcal and 15 g protein.

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

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Feta=milk

Does feta contain an allergen?

Yes. Feta 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 feta vegan?

No. Feta 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.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does feta have on a label?

In English feta can also read “feta cheese”. On European labels it is “fromage feta” in French, “Feta-Käse” in German and “Sirene” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

In Englishfeta cheese

French: fromage feta
German: Feta-Käse
Spanish: Sirene, queso feta
Italian: formaggio feta
Portuguese: Sirene
Polish: Ser szopski, ser feta
Swedish: Fetaost
Hungarian: fetasajt, feta sajt
Turkish: Beyaz peynir

Which foods contain feta?

Open Food Facts lists feta or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,175 products, most often ready meals, cheese and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

Ready meals205
Cheese150
Dressings and sauces101
Pizzas, pies and quiches90
Salty and fatty foods26
Fruit and vegetables25

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 722 · France 225 · United Kingdom 95 · Germany 60.

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

How many calories are in feta?

Feta has about 280 kcal per 100 g, with 15 g protein, 2.5 g carbohydrate and 23 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Feta cheese, from ewe's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

280kcal per 100 g

15g protein

2.5g carbohydrate

23g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 1.1 g, saturated fat 14 g, fibre 0 g, salt 2.59 g, energy 1,160 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12061. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is feta?

Feta is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of fetaFeta cheese from ewe's milk

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