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Gruyère on a food label: it contains milk

Gruyère is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 247 products. Per 100 g: about 426 kcal and 28 g protein.

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Does Gruyère contain an allergen?

Yes. Gruyère 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 Gruyère vegan?

No. Gruyère 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 Gruyère have on a label?

In English Gruyère can also read “Gruyere cheese” or “Gruyere cheese from cow's milk”. On European labels it is “fromage de gruyère” in French, “Greyerzer” in German and “gruyer” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In EnglishGruyere cheeseGruyere cheese from cow's milk
French
fromage de gruyère
German
Greyerzer
Spanish
gruyer
Italian
Gruviera
Hungarian
Gruyère sajt
Turkish
Gravyer peyniri

Which foods contain Gruyère?

Open Food Facts lists Gruyère or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 247 products.

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

How many calories are in Gruyère?

Gruyère has about 426 kcal per 100 g, with 28 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 35 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Gruyere cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

426kcal per 100 g
28g protein
0g carbohydrate
35g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 20 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.8 g, energy 1,770 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12114. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Gruyère?

Gruyère is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of GruyèreGruyère AOPGruyere pgi

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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: Gruyère
  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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