Ingredient dictionary
Pasteurized milk and cream on a food label: it contains milk
Pasteurized milk and cream is a kind of cream. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,165 products, most often in cheese.
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Does pasteurized milk and cream contain an allergen?
Yes. Pasteurized milk and cream 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 pasteurized milk and cream vegan?
No. Pasteurized milk and cream is not vegan: it is made from milk. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does pasteurized milk and cream have on a label?
On European labels it is “lait et crème pasteurisé” in French, “pasteurisiert Milch und Rahm” in German and “Leche y nata pasteurizadas” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.
- French
- lait et crème pasteurisé
- German
- pasteurisiert Milch und Rahm
- Spanish
- Leche y nata pasteurizadas, Leche y crema pasteurizadas
- Italian
- latte e panna pastorizzati
- Dutch
- Gepasteuriseerde melk en room
- Portuguese
- Leite e natas pateurizados
- Swedish
- pastöriserad mjölk och grädde
- Finnish
- pastöroitu maito ja kerma
- Hungarian
- pasztőrözött tej és tejszín
- Croatian
- pasterizirano mlijeko i vrhnje
Which foods contain pasteurized milk and cream?
Open Food Facts lists pasteurized milk and cream in the ingredients of 2,165 products, most often cheese, biscuits and cakes and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, Finland and Sweden.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 2,049 · Finland 39 · Sweden 22 · France 13.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where pasteurized milk and cream turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is pasteurized milk and cream?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, pasteurized milk and cream sits under cream and milk.
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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: Pasteurized milk and cream
- 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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