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Plain yogurt on a food label: it contains milk

Plain yogurt is a kind of yogurt. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 52 products, most often in milk and yoghurt.

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Plain yogurt=milk

Does plain yogurt contain an allergen?

Yes. Plain yogurt 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 plain yogurt vegan?

No. Plain yogurt 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 plain yogurt have on a label?

On European labels it is “yaourt nature” in French, “yogurt naturale” in Italian and “jogurt naturalny” in Polish. One more language is listed below.

French
yaourt nature
Italian
yogurt naturale
Polish
jogurt naturalny
Croatian
običan jogurt

Which foods contain plain yogurt?

Open Food Facts lists plain yogurt in the ingredients of 52 products, most often milk and yoghurt, dairy desserts and eggs. Most of them are sold in Poland, the United States and Canada.

  • Milk and yoghurt11
  • Dairy desserts5
  • Eggs4
  • Ready meals3
  • Unsweetened drinks3
  • Breakfast cereals2

Products with it, by country of sale: Poland 32 · United States 14 · Canada 2 · Honduras 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is plain yogurt?

Plain yogurt is a kind of yogurt.

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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: Plain yogurt
  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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