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Lactic and aging ferments on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Lactic and aging ferments are one of the lactic ferments. Whether they carry an allergen depends on how they were made. Whether they are vegan depends on how they were made. Open Food Facts finds them in 827 products, most often in cheese.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20263 sourcesHow we check

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Do lactic and aging ferments contain an allergen?

It depends on how they were made. Open Food Facts does not link lactic and aging ferments to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen they carry.

Are lactic and aging ferments vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of lactic and aging ferments are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. They are vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.

VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names do lactic and aging ferments have on a label?

On European labels they are “ferment lactique et d'affinage” in French, “Milch- und Alterungsfermente” in German and “fermentos lácticos y de maduración” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French: ferment lactique et d'affinage, ferments lactiques et d'affinage
German: Milch- und Alterungsfermente
Spanish: fermentos lácticos y de maduración
Italian: fermenti lattici e d'affinatura, fermenti lattici e invecchianti
Dutch: melk- en rijpingsfermenten
Portuguese: fermentos lácticos e de maturação
Croatian: mliječni i fermenti starenja

Which foods contain lactic and aging ferments?

Open Food Facts lists lactic and aging ferments in the ingredients of 827 products, most often cheese, ready meals and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Belgium.

Cheese753
Ready meals10
Pizzas, pies and quiches7
Savoury snacks4
Processed meat1
Plant-based drinks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 810 · Spain 19 · Belgium 15 · Italy 10.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where lactic and aging ferments turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are lactic and aging ferments?

Lactic and aging ferments are one of the lactic ferments.

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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.

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