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Ingredient dictionary

Gouda on a food label: it contains milk

Gouda is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,127 products, most often in cheese. Per 100 g: about 376 kcal and 23 g protein.

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

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Gouda=milk

Does Gouda contain an allergen?

Yes. Gouda 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 Gouda vegan?

No. Gouda 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 Gouda have on a label?

In English Gouda can also read “gouda cheese” or “Gouda cheese from cow's milk”. On European labels it is “fromage gouda” in French, “Gouda-Käse” in German and “queso gouda” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

In Englishgouda cheeseGouda cheese from cow's milk

French: fromage gouda, gouda au lait de vache
German: Gouda-Käse
Spanish: queso gouda
Polish: ser gouda
Danish: gouda-ost
Norwegian: Goudaost
Finnish: goudajuusto, goudajuustoa
Hungarian: gouda sajt
Croatian: gouda sir
Turkish: Gouda peyniri

Which foods contain Gouda?

Open Food Facts lists Gouda in the ingredients of 1,127 products, most often cheese, ready meals and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in Germany, the United States and France.

Cheese210
Ready meals166
Pizzas, pies and quiches155
Sandwiches76
Pasta, rice and flour53
Savoury snacks47

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 388 · United States 329 · France 228 · Spain 72.

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

How many calories are in Gouda?

Gouda has about 376 kcal per 100 g, with 23 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 32 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Gouda cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

376kcal per 100 g

23g protein

0g carbohydrate

32g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.1 g, saturated fat 20 g, fibre 0 g, salt 2 g, energy 1,560 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12736. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Gouda?

Gouda is a kind of cheese.

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