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Mixed cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Mixed 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 782 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches.

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Mixed cheese=milk

Does mixed cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Mixed 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 mixed cheese vegan?

No. Mixed 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 mixed cheese have on a label?

In English mixed cheese can also read “cheese blend”. On European labels it is “mélange de fromages” in French, “Käsemischung” in German and “mezcla de quesos” in Spanish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In Englishcheese blend
French
mélange de fromages
German
Käsemischung
Spanish
mezcla de quesos
Italian
formaggio misto
Croatian
miješani sir

Which foods contain mixed cheese?

Open Food Facts lists mixed cheese or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 782 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, Germany and Spain.

  • Pizzas, pies and quiches157
  • Ready meals107
  • Dressings and sauces48
  • Pasta, rice and flour40
  • Cheese23
  • Bread16

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 651 · Germany 26 · Spain 25 · Mexico 21.

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

What kind of ingredient is mixed cheese?

Mixed cheese is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of mixed cheeseMozzarella and edam cheese

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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: Mixed 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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