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Maroilles on a food label: they contain milk

Maroilles are a kind of cheese. They contain milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are not vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 77 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches. Per 100 g: about 327 kcal and 22 g protein.

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Do Maroilles contain an allergen?

Yes. Maroilles contain milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MilkRequiredRequiredLactose includedRequiredLactose included

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Are Maroilles vegan?

No. Maroilles are not vegan: they are made from milk. Whether they are vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: they are made from milk.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.
Milk allergyNot for youThey contain milk.

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What other names do Maroilles have on a label?

On European labels they are “maroilles AOP” in French.

French
maroilles AOP

Which foods contain Maroilles?

Open Food Facts lists Maroilles or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 77 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, ready meals and processed meat. Most of them are sold in France.

  • Pizzas, pies and quiches34
  • Ready meals14
  • Processed meat4
  • Cheese4
  • Savoury snacks4
  • Oily fish2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 77.

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

How many calories are in Maroilles?

Maroilles have about 327 kcal per 100 g, with 22 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 26 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Maroilles cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

327kcal per 100 g
22g protein
0g carbohydrate
26g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.1 g, saturated fat 18 g, fibre 0 g, salt 2.09 g, energy 1,360 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12036. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient are Maroilles?

Maroilles are a kind of cheese.

Kinds of MaroillesIndustrial MaroilleFarmers Maroilles

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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: Maroilles
  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)
  8. Wikipedia: Maroilles cheese

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