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Low fat cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Low fat cheese is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 56 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Low fat cheese=milk

Does low fat cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Low fat cheese 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 low fat cheese vegan?

No. Low fat cheese 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 low fat cheese have on a label?

On European labels it is “fromage maigre” in French, “fettarmer Käse” in German and “queso magro” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
fromage maigre
German
fettarmer Käse
Spanish
queso magro
Italian
formaggio magro
Dutch
vetarme kaas
Croatian
nemasni sir

Which foods contain low fat cheese?

Open Food Facts lists low fat cheese in the ingredients of 56 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and cheese. Most of them are sold in France, Switzerland and Argentina.

  • Pasta, rice and flour25
  • Ready meals14
  • Cheese4
  • Salty and fatty foods4
  • Milk and yoghurt2
  • Fats and spreads2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 37 · Switzerland 11 · Argentina 6 · Italy 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is low fat cheese?

Low fat cheese is a kind of cheese.

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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: Low fat cheese
  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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