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Ingredient dictionary

Quark on a food label: it contains milk

Quark is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,550 products, most often in dairy desserts. Per 100 g: about 89 kcal and 7.1 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20268 sourcesHow we check

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Quark=milk

Does quark contain an allergen?

Yes. Quark 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

Read the milk guide

Is quark vegan?

No. Quark 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.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does quark have on a label?

On European labels it is “Weißkäse” in German, “Queso quark” in Spanish and “kwark” in Dutch. The other 9 languages are listed below.

German: Weißkäse, Topfen
Spanish: Queso quark
Dutch: kwark, plattekaas
Polish: Twaróg, twarogu
Swedish: Kvarg
Danish: Kvark
Norwegian: kvarg
Finnish: Rahka, maitorahka
Czech: tvaroh
Hungarian: túró
Croatian: quark sir
Turkish: Kesmik

Which foods contain quark?

Open Food Facts lists quark or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,550 products, most often dairy desserts, cheese and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in Germany, Poland and the Netherlands.

Dairy desserts502
Cheese183
Biscuits and cakes101
Milk and yoghurt90
Ready meals82
Pizzas, pies and quiches39

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 798 · Poland 124 · Netherlands 122 · Switzerland 111.

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

How many calories are in quark?

Quark has about 89 kcal per 100 g, with 7.1 g protein, 5.7 g carbohydrate and 4.3 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Quark, plain or fruit -average-” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

89kcal per 100 g

7.1g protein

5.7g carbohydrate

4.3g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 5 g, saturated fat 2.8 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.11 g, energy 371 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19501. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is quark?

Quark is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of quarkLean sternLactose-free quark

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