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Reconstituted butter on a food label: it contains milk

Reconstituted butter is a kind of butter. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 113 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Reconstituted butter=milk

Does reconstituted butter contain an allergen?

Yes. Reconstituted butter 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 reconstituted butter vegan?

No. Reconstituted butter 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 reconstituted butter have on a label?

On European labels it is “beurre concentré reconstitué” in French, “rekonstituierte Butter” in German and “mantequilla deshidratada reconstituida” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
beurre concentré reconstitué, beurre déshydraté reconstitué
German
rekonstituierte Butter
Spanish
mantequilla deshidratada reconstituida
Italian
burro ricostituito
Dutch
gereconstitueerde boter
Finnish
ennastettu voi, rekombinoitu voi
Croatian
rekonstituirani maslac

Which foods contain reconstituted butter?

Open Food Facts lists reconstituted butter in the ingredients of 113 products, most often biscuits and cakes, pastries and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

  • Biscuits and cakes68
  • Pastries25
  • Ready meals1
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1
  • Sandwiches1
  • Cheese1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 109 · Germany 2 · Netherlands 1 · Belgium 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is reconstituted butter?

Reconstituted butter is a kind of butter.

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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: Reconstituted butter
  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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