Ingredient dictionary
Milkfat on a food label: it contains milk
Milkfat is a kind of dairy. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 37,963 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.
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Does milkfat contain an allergen?
Yes. Milkfat 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 |
Is milkfat vegan?
No. Milkfat is not vegan: it is made from milk. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does milkfat have on a label?
In English milkfat can also read “milk fat”. On European labels it is “matière grasse lactique” in French, “Milchfett” in German and “materia grasa láctea” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.
- French
- matière grasse lactique, matière grasse laitière
- German
- Milchfett
- Spanish
- materia grasa láctea, grasa de leche
- Italian
- grasso del latte, grasso di latte
- Dutch
- melkvet
- Portuguese
- gorda do leite
- Polish
- tłuszcz mleczny, tłuszcz z mleka
- Swedish
- mjölkfett
- Danish
- mælkefedt
- Norwegian
- melkefett
- Finnish
- maitorasva
- Czech
- mléčný tuk
- Hungarian
- tejzsír
- Romanian
- grasimi din lapte, grăsimi din lapte
- Croatian
- mlijecnu mast, mliječna mast
- Turkish
- süt yağı, sütyağı
Which foods contain milkfat?
Open Food Facts lists milkfat or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 37,963 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and chocolate. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 14,363 · United States 13,408 · Germany 4,317 · United Kingdom 1,806.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where milkfat turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is milkfat?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, milkfat sits under dairy and fat.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Milkfat
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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