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Provolone on a food label: it contains milk

Provolone is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,268 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches.

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Does provolone contain an allergen?

Yes. Provolone 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 provolone vegan?

No. Provolone is not vegan: it is made from milk. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from milk.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.
Milk allergyNot for youIt contains milk.

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What other names does provolone have on a label?

In English provolone can also read “provolone cheese”. On European labels it is “fromage provolone” in French, “provolone käse” in German and “formaggio provolone” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

In Englishprovolone cheese
French
fromage provolone
German
provolone käse
Italian
formaggio provolone
Hungarian
provolone sajt

Which foods contain provolone?

Open Food Facts lists provolone in the ingredients of 1,268 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, sandwiches and cheese. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Pizzas, pies and quiches436
  • Sandwiches127
  • Cheese111
  • Dressings and sauces64
  • Ready meals53
  • Pasta, rice and flour50

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,099 · France 86 · Germany 23 · Canada 20.

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

What kind of ingredient is provolone?

Provolone is a kind of cheese.

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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: Provolone
  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)
  7. Wikipedia: Provolone

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