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Pasteurised goat milk on a food label: it contains milk

Pasteurised goat milk is a kind of goat milk. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,717 products, most often in cheese.

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Pasteurised goat milk=milk

Does pasteurised goat milk contain an allergen?

Yes. Pasteurised goat milk 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 pasteurised goat milk vegan?

No. Pasteurised goat milk is not vegan: it is made from milk. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from milk.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Milk allergyNot for youIt contains milk.

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What other names does pasteurised goat milk have on a label?

In English pasteurised goat milk can also read “pasteurized goat milk” or “pasteurised goatmilk”. On European labels it is “lait de chèvre pasteurisé” in French, “pasteurisierte Ziegenmilch” in German and “leche de cabra pasteurizada” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

In Englishpasteurized goat milkpasteurised goatmilk
French
lait de chèvre pasteurisé, lait pasteurisé de chèvre
German
pasteurisierte Ziegenmilch
Spanish
leche de cabra pasteurizada, leche pasteurizada de cabra
Italian
latte di capra pastorizzato
Dutch
gepasteuriseerde geitenmelk
Finnish
pastöroitu vuohenmaito
Hungarian
pasztőrözött kecsketej
Romanian
lapte de capră pasteurizat, lapte de capra pasteurizat
Croatian
pasterizirano kozje mlijeko

Which foods contain pasteurised goat milk?

Open Food Facts lists pasteurised goat milk or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,717 products, most often cheese, ready meals and milk and yoghurt. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.

  • Cheese1,193
  • Ready meals67
  • Milk and yoghurt49
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches23
  • Pasta, rice and flour16
  • Sandwiches13

Products with it, by country of sale: France 745 · United States 430 · Spain 210 · Germany 184.

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

What kind of ingredient is pasteurised goat milk?

Pasteurised goat milk is a kind of goat milk.

Kinds of pasteurised goat milkWhole goat milk UHT

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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: Pasteurised goat milk
  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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