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Ingredient dictionary

Gorgonzola on a food label: it contains milk

Gorgonzola is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 560 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches. Per 100 g: about 314 kcal and 19 g protein.

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

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Does gorgonzola contain an allergen?

Yes. Gorgonzola 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 gorgonzola vegan?

No. Gorgonzola 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 gorgonzola have on a label?

In English gorgonzola can also read “gorgonzola cheese”. On European labels it is “fromage gorgonzola” in French, “Gorgonzola PDO” in German and “Gorgonzolo” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

In Englishgorgonzola cheese

French: fromage gorgonzola, gorgonzola AOP
German: Gorgonzola PDO
Spanish: Gorgonzolo
Italian: formaggio gorgonzola
Polish: Gorgonzola ChNP, ser Gorgonzola ChNP
Finnish: gorgonzolajuusto
Romanian: Brânză Gorgonzola

Which foods contain gorgonzola?

Open Food Facts lists gorgonzola in the ingredients of 560 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, ready meals and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

Pizzas, pies and quiches168
Ready meals113
Pasta, rice and flour80
Cheese54
Dressings and sauces27
Potatoes27

Products with it, by country of sale: France 331 · United States 101 · Germany 56 · Italy 38.

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

How many calories are in gorgonzola?

Gorgonzola has about 314 kcal per 100 g, with 19 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 26 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Gorgonzola cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

314kcal per 100 g

19g protein

0g carbohydrate

26g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.2 g, saturated fat 17 g, fibre 0 g, salt 1.77 g, energy 1,300 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12524. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is gorgonzola?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, gorgonzola sits under cheese and cow cheese.

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