Ingredient dictionary

Haymilk on a food label: it contains milk

Haymilk is a kind of milk. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 137 products, most often in cheese.

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Haymilk=milk

Does haymilk contain an allergen?

Yes. Haymilk 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 haymilk vegan?

No. Haymilk 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 haymilk have on a label?

On European labels it is “lait de foin” in French, “Heumilch” in German and “leche de heno” in Spanish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
lait de foin
German
Heumilch, Heumilch g.t.S.
Spanish
leche de heno
Italian
latte fieno, latte fieno STG
Croatian
mlijeko od sijena

Which foods contain haymilk?

Open Food Facts lists haymilk in the ingredients of 137 products, most often cheese, milk and yoghurt and ice cream. Most of them are sold in Germany, Italy and Austria.

  • Cheese100
  • Milk and yoghurt24
  • Ice cream3
  • Dairy desserts2
  • Biscuits and cakes1

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 101 · Italy 22 · Austria 21 · France 6.

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

What kind of ingredient is haymilk?

Haymilk is a kind of milk.

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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: Haymilk
  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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