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Grated emmental cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Grated emmental cheese is a kind of Emmental. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 876 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 370 kcal and 28 g protein.

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Does grated emmental cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Grated emmental 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 grated emmental cheese vegan?

No. Grated emmental 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 grated emmental cheese have on a label?

In English grated emmental cheese can also read “Emmental cheese grated from cow's milk”. On European labels it is “emmental râpé” in French, “geriebener Emmentaler” in German and “queso emmental rallado” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

In EnglishEmmental cheese grated from cow's milk
French
emmental râpé, fromage emmental râpé
German
geriebener Emmentaler, geriebener Emmentaler-Käse
Spanish
queso emmental rallado, queso emmenthal rallado
Italian
Formaggio emmental grattugiato
Dutch
geraspte emmentaler
Swedish
riven emmentalerost
Danish
revet emmentalerost
Finnish
emmentalraaste
Hungarian
reszelt ementáli
Croatian
ribani sir ementalac

Which foods contain grated emmental cheese?

Open Food Facts lists grated emmental cheese in the ingredients of 876 products, most often ready meals, pizzas, pies and quiches and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and Spain.

  • Ready meals328
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches177
  • Savoury snacks144
  • Sandwiches21
  • Cheese11
  • Pasta, rice and flour11

Products with it, by country of sale: France 849 · Belgium 80 · Spain 15 · Germany 9.

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

How many calories are in grated emmental cheese?

Grated emmental cheese has about 370 kcal per 100 g, with 28 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 29 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Emmental cheese, grated, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

370kcal per 100 g
28g protein
0g carbohydrate
29g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.1 g, saturated fat 18 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.75 g, energy 1,540 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12118. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is grated emmental cheese?

Grated emmental cheese is a kind of Emmental.

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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: Grated emmental 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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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