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Sheep and goat milk on a food label: it contains milk

Sheep and goat milk is a kind of sheeps milk. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 87 products, most often in cheese.

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Sheep and goat milk=milk

Does sheep and goat milk contain an allergen?

Yes. Sheep and goat 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 sheep and goat milk vegan?

No. Sheep and goat 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 sheep and goat milk have on a label?

In English sheep and goat milk can also read “goat and sheep milk”. On European labels it is “lait de brebis et de chèvre” in French, “Schafs- und Ziegenmilch” in German and “latte di pecora e capra” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In Englishgoat and sheep milk
French
lait de brebis et de chèvre
German
Schafs- und Ziegenmilch
Italian
latte di pecora e capra
Finnish
vuohen ja lampaan maito, lampaan ja vuohen maito
Croatian
ovčje i kozje mlijeko

Which foods contain sheep and goat milk?

Open Food Facts lists sheep and goat milk in the ingredients of 87 products, most often cheese, salty and fatty foods and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Italy.

  • Cheese51
  • Salty and fatty foods6
  • Sweets3
  • Biscuits and cakes2
  • Dressings and sauces2
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 22 · United States 21 · Italy 15 · Germany 13.

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

What kind of ingredient is sheep and goat milk?

Sheep and goat milk is a kind of sheeps 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: Sheep and goat 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. 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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