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Ingredient dictionary

Sheeps milk on a food label: it contains milk

Sheeps 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 3,771 products, most often in cheese. Per 100 g: about 103 kcal and 5.7 g protein.

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

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Does sheeps milk contain an allergen?

Yes. Sheeps milk 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 sheeps milk vegan?

No. Sheeps 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 sheeps milk have on a label?

In English sheeps milk can also read “sheep milk”, “ewes milk” or “ewe's milk”. On European labels it is “lait de brebis” in French, “Schafsmilch” in German and “leche de oveja” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In Englishsheep milkewes milkewe's milksheep's milk

French: lait de brebis
German: Schafsmilch, Schafmilch
Spanish: leche de oveja
Italian: latte di pecora
Dutch: schapenmelk
Portuguese: leite de ovelha
Polish: mleko owcze
Swedish: fårmjölk
Danish: Fåremælk
Norwegian: sauemelk
Finnish: lampaanmaito
Czech: ovči mléko
Hungarian: juhtej, birkatej
Romanian: lapte de oaie
Croatian: ovčje mlijeko
Turkish: koyun sütü

Which foods contain sheeps milk?

Open Food Facts lists sheeps milk or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 3,771 products, most often cheese, dressings and sauces and milk and yoghurt. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.

Cheese1,433
Dressings and sauces462
Milk and yoghurt412
Pasta, rice and flour178
Pizzas, pies and quiches162
Ready meals161

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,423 · United States 1,081 · Spain 344 · Germany 316.

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

How many calories are in sheeps milk?

Sheeps milk has about 103 kcal per 100 g, with 5.7 g protein, 4.5 g carbohydrate and 7 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Sheep milk, whole” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

103kcal per 100 g

5.7g protein

4.5g carbohydrate

7g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 4.5 g, saturated fat 4.8 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.11 g, energy 431 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19250. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is sheeps milk?

Sheeps milk is a kind of milk.

Kinds of sheeps milkWhole sheep milk Sheep and goat milkSkimmed sheeps milkSheeps or goat milk

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