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Semi-skimmed milk powder on a food label: it contains milk
Semi-skimmed milk powder is a kind of milk powder. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 180 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 461 kcal and 32 g protein.
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Does semi-skimmed milk powder contain an allergen?
Yes. Semi-skimmed milk powder 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 |
Is semi-skimmed milk powder vegan?
No. Semi-skimmed milk powder is not vegan: it is made from milk. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does semi-skimmed milk powder have on a label?
On European labels it is “lait en poudre demi-écrémé” in French, “leche en polvo parcialmente desnatada” in Spanish and “halfvolle poedermelk” in Dutch. The other 2 languages are listed below.
- French
- lait en poudre demi-écrémé, lait en poudre partiellement écrémé
- Spanish
- leche en polvo parcialmente desnatada, leche parcialmente desnatada en polvo
- Dutch
- halfvolle poedermelk
- Portuguese
- leite meio gordo em pó
- Croatian
- poluobrano mlijeko u prahu
Which foods contain semi-skimmed milk powder?
Open Food Facts lists semi-skimmed milk powder in the ingredients of 180 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and the United States.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 119 · Spain 13 · United States 11 · Bulgaria 7.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where semi-skimmed milk powder turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in semi-skimmed milk powder?
Semi-skimmed milk powder has about 461 kcal per 100 g, with 32 g protein, 43 g carbohydrate and 18 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Milk, powder, semi-skimmed” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 43 g, saturated fat 12 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.78 g, energy 1,940 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19044. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is semi-skimmed milk powder?
Semi-skimmed milk powder is a kind of milk powder.
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- Open Food Facts: Semi-skimmed milk powder
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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