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Pasteurized semi-skimmed milk on a food label: it contains milk

Pasteurized semi-skimmed milk is a kind of semi-skimmed milk. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 5,164 products, most often in cheese. Per 100 g: about 47 kcal and 3.2 g protein.

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Pasteurized semi-skimmed milk=milk

Does pasteurized semi-skimmed milk contain an allergen?

Yes. Pasteurized semi-skimmed 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 pasteurized semi-skimmed milk vegan?

No. Pasteurized semi-skimmed 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 pasteurized semi-skimmed milk have on a label?

On European labels it is “lait demi-écrémé pasteurisé” in French, “pasteurisierte teilentrahmte Milch” in German and “leche parcialmente desnatada pasteurizada” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
lait demi-écrémé pasteurisé, lait partiellement écrémé pasteurisé
German
pasteurisierte teilentrahmte Milch
Spanish
leche parcialmente desnatada pasteurizada, leche semidesnatada pasteurizada
Italian
latte pastorizzato parzialmente scremato, latte parzialmente scremato pastorizzato
Dutch
gepasteuriseerde halfvolle melk
Portuguese
Leite pasteurizado parcialmente desnatado
Finnish
pastöroitu kevytmaito
Hungarian
pasztőrözött zsírszegény tej
Croatian
pasterizirano djelomično obrano mlijeko

Which foods contain pasteurized semi-skimmed milk?

Open Food Facts lists pasteurized semi-skimmed milk in the ingredients of 5,164 products, most often cheese, pizzas, pies and quiches and milk and yoghurt. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Spain.

  • Cheese1,400
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches884
  • Milk and yoghurt254
  • Dressings and sauces200
  • Ready meals178
  • Pasta, rice and flour117

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 4,506 · France 331 · Spain 99 · Mexico 49.

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

How many calories are in pasteurized semi-skimmed milk?

Pasteurized semi-skimmed milk has about 47 kcal per 100 g, with 3.2 g protein, 4.9 g carbohydrate and 1.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Milk, semi-skimmed, pasteurised” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

47kcal per 100 g
3.2g protein
4.9g carbohydrate
1.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 4.8 g, saturated fat 1.1 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.08 g, energy 197 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19042. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is pasteurized semi-skimmed milk?

Pasteurized semi-skimmed milk is a kind of semi-skimmed 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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Pasteurized semi-skimmed 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. 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)

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