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Pasteurized skimmed milk on a food label: it contains milk

Pasteurized skimmed milk is a kind of skimmed milk. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 3,879 products, most often in milk and yoghurt. Per 100 g: about 35 kcal and 3.3 g protein.

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Pasteurized skimmed milk=milk

Does pasteurized skimmed milk contain an allergen?

Yes. Pasteurized 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 skimmed milk vegan?

No. Pasteurized 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 skimmed milk have on a label?

On European labels it is “lait écrémé pasteurisé” in French, “pasteurisierte Magermilch” in German and “leche desnatada pasteurizada” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French
lait écrémé pasteurisé
German
pasteurisierte Magermilch, pasteurisierter Magermilch
Spanish
leche desnatada pasteurizada, leche pasteurizada desnatada
Italian
latte magro pastorizzato
Dutch
gepasteuriseerde magere melk
Portuguese
leite pasteurizado desnatado, leite desnatado pasteurizado
Swedish
pastöriserad skummjölk
Norwegian
pasteurisert skummet melk
Finnish
pastöroitu rasvaton maito
Hungarian
pasztőrözött sovány tej, pasztörizál sovány tej

Which foods contain pasteurized skimmed milk?

Open Food Facts lists pasteurized skimmed milk in the ingredients of 3,879 products, most often milk and yoghurt, dairy desserts and cheese. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Spain.

  • Milk and yoghurt1,654
  • Dairy desserts828
  • Cheese339
  • Sweetened drinks111
  • Drinks with sweeteners60
  • Dressings and sauces50

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,572 · France 1,055 · Spain 327 · Portugal 314.

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

How many calories are in pasteurized skimmed milk?

Pasteurized skimmed milk has about 35 kcal per 100 g, with 3.3 g protein, 5 g carbohydrate and 0.2 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Milk, skimmed, pasteurised” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

35kcal per 100 g
3.3g protein
5g carbohydrate
0.2g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 4.9 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.11 g, energy 148 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19051. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is pasteurized skimmed milk?

Pasteurized skimmed milk is a kind of 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 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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