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Low moisture whole milk mozzarella on a food label: it contains milk

Low moisture whole milk mozzarella is a kind of low moisture mozzarella. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 190 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches.

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Does low moisture whole milk mozzarella contain an allergen?

Yes. Low moisture whole milk mozzarella 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 moisture whole milk mozzarella vegan?

No. Low moisture whole milk mozzarella 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 moisture whole milk mozzarella have on a label?

On European labels it is “mozzarella au lait entier à faible humidité” in French, “mozzarella di latte intero a bassa umidità” in Italian and “mozzarella od punomasnog mlijeka niske vlažnosti” in Croatian.

French
mozzarella au lait entier à faible humidité
Italian
mozzarella di latte intero a bassa umidità
Croatian
mozzarella od punomasnog mlijeka niske vlažnosti

Which foods contain low moisture whole milk mozzarella?

Open Food Facts lists low moisture whole milk mozzarella in the ingredients of 190 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, cheese and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, Sweden and Ireland.

  • Pizzas, pies and quiches124
  • Cheese16
  • Pasta, rice and flour1
  • Sweetened drinks1
  • Ready meals1
  • Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 186 · Sweden 1 · Ireland 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is low moisture whole milk mozzarella?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, low moisture whole milk mozzarella sits under low moisture mozzarella and whole milk mozzarella.

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Low moisture whole milk mozzarella
  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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