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Ingredient dictionary

Mascarpone on a food label: it contains milk

Mascarpone is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,445 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 386 kcal and 4.4 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20268 sourcesHow we check

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Does mascarpone contain an allergen?

Yes. Mascarpone contains milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

Allergen	US	UK and Europe	Gulf
Milk	Required	RequiredLactose included	RequiredLactose included

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Is mascarpone vegan?

No. Mascarpone 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.

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

What other names does mascarpone have on a label?

In English mascarpone can also read “Mascarpone Cheese”. On European labels it is “fromage mascarpone” in French, “Mascarpone Frischkäse” in German and “queso mascarpone” in Spanish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In EnglishMascarpone Cheese

French: fromage mascarpone
German: Mascarpone Frischkäse
Spanish: queso mascarpone
Italian: formaggio mascarpone
Finnish: mascarponejuusto

Which foods contain mascarpone?

Open Food Facts lists mascarpone in the ingredients of 1,445 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Biscuits and cakes293
Ready meals204
Pasta, rice and flour178
Dairy desserts87
Dressings and sauces82
Pizzas, pies and quiches77

Products with it, by country of sale: France 697 · United States 193 · United Kingdom 158 · Germany 140.

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

How many calories are in mascarpone?

Mascarpone has about 386 kcal per 100 g, with 4.4 g protein, 4 g carbohydrate and 39 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Mascarpone cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

386kcal per 100 g

4.4g protein

4g carbohydrate

39g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 4 g, saturated fat 26 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.08 g, energy 1,590 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19584. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is mascarpone?

Mascarpone is a kind of cheese.

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