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Grana Padano PDO cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Grana Padano PDO cheese is a kind of Grana Padano. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 70 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does Grana Padano PDO cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Grana Padano PDO 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 Grana Padano PDO cheese vegan?

No. Grana Padano PDO 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 Grana Padano PDO cheese have on a label?

In English Grana Padano PDO cheese can also read “grana padano cheese pdo”. On European labels it is “fromage grana padano aop” in French, “Grana Padano g.U. Käse” in German and “queso grana padano DOP” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

In Englishgrana padano cheese pdo
French
fromage grana padano aop, grana padano dop
German
Grana Padano g.U. Käse, Grana Padano Käse g.U.
Spanish
queso grana padano DOP, queso DOP Grana Padano
Italian
grana padano dop, formaggio grana padano dop
Portuguese
queijo Grana Padano DOP
Swedish
Grana Padano-ost D O P
Finnish
Grana Padano SAN, Grana Padano -juusto SAN
Croatian
grana padano sir ZOI

Which foods contain Grana Padano PDO cheese?

Open Food Facts lists Grana Padano PDO cheese in the ingredients of 70 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, dressings and sauces and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Switzerland and Germany.

  • Pasta, rice and flour23
  • Dressings and sauces20
  • Ready meals11
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches5
  • Vegetables1
  • Savoury snacks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 50 · Switzerland 10 · Germany 9 · Italy 5.

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

What kind of ingredient is Grana Padano PDO cheese?

Grana Padano PDO cheese is a kind of Grana Padano.

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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: Grana Padano PDO 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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