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Greek yogurt on a food label: it contains milk

Greek yogurt is a kind of yogurt. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 734 products, most often in milk and yoghurt.

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Does Greek yogurt contain an allergen?

Yes. Greek yogurt 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 Greek yogurt vegan?

No. Greek yogurt is not vegan: it is made from milk. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from milk.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Milk allergyNot for youIt contains milk.

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What other names does Greek yogurt have on a label?

On European labels it is “yaourt grec” in French, “griechischer Joghurt” in German and “yogur griego” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
yaourt grec
German
griechischer Joghurt
Spanish
yogur griego, yogurt griego
Italian
yogurt greco
Dutch
Griekse yoghurt
Polish
jogurt grecki, jogurt typu greckiego
Croatian
grčki jogurt

Which foods contain Greek yogurt?

Open Food Facts lists Greek yogurt or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 734 products, most often milk and yoghurt, dressings and sauces and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Italy.

  • Milk and yoghurt148
  • Dressings and sauces102
  • Biscuits and cakes41
  • Ready meals38
  • Savoury snacks12
  • Unsweetened drinks11

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 552 · France 90 · Italy 16 · Canada 15.

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

What kind of ingredient is Greek yogurt?

Greek yogurt is a kind of yogurt.

Kinds of Greek yogurtPlain Greek-style Yogurt

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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: Greek yogurt
  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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