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Ingredient dictionary

Sheep's-milk cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Sheep's-milk cheese is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 235 products. Per 100 g: about 277 kcal and 17 g protein.

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

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Sheep's-milk cheese=milk

Does sheep's-milk cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Sheep's-milk cheese 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

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Is sheep's-milk cheese vegan?

No. Sheep's-milk cheese 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 sheep's-milk cheese have on a label?

In English sheep's-milk cheese can also read “Sheep Cheeses” or “Cheeses from sheep milk”. On European labels it is “Fromages de brebis” in French, “Schafskäse” in German and “queso de leche de oveja” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In EnglishSheep CheesesCheeses from sheep milk

French: Fromages de brebis, fromage de brebis
German: Schafskäse, Schafkäse
Spanish: queso de leche de oveja, Quesos de oveja
Italian: formaggio di pecore, Formaggio di pecora
Dutch: schapenkaas, Schapenkazen
Polish: ser z mleka owczego, ser owczy
Swedish: Fårost
Finnish: lampaanjuusto, lampaanmaitojuusto
Czech: ovčí sýr
Hungarian: juhsajt
Romanian: brânză din lapte de oaie
Croatian: sir od ovčjeg mlijeka

Which foods contain sheep's-milk cheese?

Open Food Facts lists sheep's-milk cheese in the ingredients of 235 products.

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

How many calories are in sheep's-milk cheese?

Sheep's-milk cheese has about 277 kcal per 100 g, with 17 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 23 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Soft ripened cheese with bloomy rind, from ewe's milk, Camembert-type cheese” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

277kcal per 100 g

17g protein

0g carbohydrate

23g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 16 g, fibre 0 g, salt 1.69 g, energy 1,150 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 12824. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is sheep's-milk cheese?

Sheep's-milk cheese is a kind of cheese.

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