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Mozzarella on a food label: it contains milk

Mozzarella is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 11,726 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches. Per 100 g: about 229 kcal and 17 g protein.

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Does Mozzarella contain an allergen?

Yes. Mozzarella 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 Mozzarella vegan?

No. Mozzarella 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 Mozzarella have on a label?

In English Mozzarella can also read “mozzarella cheese” or “mozzarella soft cheese”. On European labels it is “fromage mozzarella” in French, “Mozzarella-Käse” in German and “queso mozzarella” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englishmozzarella cheesemozzarella soft cheese
French
fromage mozzarella, mozzarelle
German
Mozzarella-Käse
Spanish
queso mozzarella, queso mozarella
Italian
formaggio mozzarella, formaggi di mozzarella
Dutch
mozzarella kaas
Portuguese
queijo mozzarella
Polish
ser mozzarella, mozarelli
Swedish
mozzarellaost, mozzarella-ost
Danish
mozzarella ost
Finnish
mozzarellajuusto, mozzarellajuustoa
Czech
sýr mozzarella
Croatian
mocarela, mozzarella sir

Which foods contain Mozzarella?

Open Food Facts lists Mozzarella or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 11,726 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, ready meals and cheese. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Pizzas, pies and quiches5,463
  • Ready meals1,089
  • Cheese748
  • Pasta, rice and flour712
  • Sandwiches183
  • Bread173

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 5,473 · France 3,018 · Germany 1,007 · United Kingdom 686.

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

How many calories are in Mozzarella?

Mozzarella has about 229 kcal per 100 g, with 17 g protein, 0.8 g carbohydrate and 18 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Mozzarella cheese, from cow's milk” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

229kcal per 100 g
17g protein
0.8g carbohydrate
18g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.7 g, saturated fat 12 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.6 g, energy 949 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19590. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is Mozzarella?

Mozzarella is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of MozzarellaLow moisture mozzarellaPart skim mozzarellaWhole milk mozzarellaCow mozzarellaBuffalo mozzarellaMozzarella 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: Mozzarella
  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: Mozzarella

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