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Melted cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Melted 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 1,226 products, most often in ready meals.

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Melted cheese=milk

Does melted cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Melted 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 melted cheese vegan?

No. Melted 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 melted cheese have on a label?

On European labels it is “fromage fondu” in French, “Schmelzkäse” in German and “queso fundido” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

French
fromage fondu
German
Schmelzkäse
Spanish
queso fundido, Queso derretido
Italian
formaggio fuso
Dutch
smeltkaas
Swedish
smältost
Finnish
sulatejuusto
Hungarian
ömlesztett sajt

Which foods contain melted cheese?

Open Food Facts lists melted cheese or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,226 products, most often ready meals, poultry and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Spain.

  • Ready meals213
  • Poultry138
  • Sandwiches131
  • Savoury snacks93
  • Pasta, rice and flour61
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches49

Products with it, by country of sale: France 903 · Germany 124 · Spain 95 · Switzerland 63.

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

What kind of ingredient is melted cheese?

Melted cheese is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of melted cheeseMelted grated cheeseMelted powdered cheeseMixture of melted cheeses and powdered cheeses

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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: Melted 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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