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Kefir on a food label: it contains milk

Kefir is a kind of dairy. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 172 products, most often in unsweetened drinks. Per 100 g: about 64 kcal and 3.2 g protein.

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Does kefir contain an allergen?

Yes. Kefir 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 kefir vegan?

No. Kefir 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 kefir have on a label?

In English kefir can also read “kephir”. On European labels it is “képhir” in French, “cultivo de kefir” in Spanish and “Kefiiri” in Finnish. One more language is listed below.

In Englishkephir
French
képhir
Spanish
cultivo de kefir
Finnish
Kefiiri
Romanian
Chefir

Which foods contain kefir?

Open Food Facts lists kefir or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 172 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweetened drinks and dairy desserts. Most of them are sold in Germany, Italy and the United States.

  • Unsweetened drinks52
  • Sweetened drinks48
  • Dairy desserts19
  • Milk and yoghurt18
  • Fats and spreads5
  • Biscuits and cakes4

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 60 · Italy 32 · United States 13 · France 13.

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

How many calories are in kefir?

Kefir has about 64 kcal per 100 g, with 3.2 g protein, 4.5 g carbohydrate and 3.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Kefir” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

64kcal per 100 g
3.2g protein
4.5g carbohydrate
3.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 3.6 g, saturated fat 2.3 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.12 g, energy 266 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19865. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is kefir?

Kefir is a kind of dairy.

Kinds of kefirWhole kefirMild kefir

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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: Kefir
  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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