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Semi-skimmed milk on a food label: it contains milk

Semi-skimmed milk is a kind of milk. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 13,292 products, most often in milk and yoghurt. Per 100 g: about 47 kcal and 3.4 g protein.

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Does semi-skimmed milk contain an allergen?

Yes. Semi-skimmed milk 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 semi-skimmed milk vegan?

No. Semi-skimmed milk 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 semi-skimmed milk have on a label?

In English semi-skimmed milk can also read “reduced-fat milk”, “partly skimmed milk” or “partially skimmed milk”. On European labels it is “lait demi-écrémé” in French, “teilentrahmte milch” in German and “leche parcialmente desnatada” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishreduced-fat milkpartly skimmed milkpartially skimmed milkpart skim milk
French
lait demi-écrémé, lait partiellement écrémé
German
teilentrahmte milch, Halbentrahmte Milch
Spanish
leche parcialmente desnatada, leche semidesnatada
Italian
latte parzialmente scremato, Latte semiscremato
Dutch
halfvolle melk, gedeeltelijk afgeroomde melk
Portuguese
leite meio gordo, leite semidesnatado
Polish
Mleko półtłuste
Swedish
mellanmjölk
Danish
letmælk
Norwegian
lettmelk
Finnish
kevytmaito
Hungarian
zsírszegény tej, félzsíros tej
Croatian
djelomično obrano mlijeko, djelimično obrano mlijeko

Which foods contain semi-skimmed milk?

Open Food Facts lists semi-skimmed milk or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 13,292 products, most often milk and yoghurt, cheese and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Spain.

  • Milk and yoghurt2,695
  • Cheese1,559
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1,361
  • Ready meals814
  • Sweetened drinks584
  • Biscuits and cakes556

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 7,258 · France 3,521 · Spain 514 · Belgium 415.

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

How many calories are in semi-skimmed milk?

Semi-skimmed milk has about 47 kcal per 100 g, with 3.4 g protein, 4.8 g carbohydrate and 1.6 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Milk, semi-skimmed, UHT” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

47kcal per 100 g
3.4g protein
4.8g carbohydrate
1.6g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 4.7 g, saturated fat 1 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.09 g, energy 199 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19041 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is semi-skimmed milk?

Semi-skimmed milk is a kind of milk.

Kinds of semi-skimmed milkPasteurized semi-skimmed milkGrade a reduced fat milkVitamin enriched semi-skimmed milk

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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: Semi-skimmed milk
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)

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