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Skimmed milk powder on a food label: it contains milk

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 64,031 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 364 kcal and 35 g protein.

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Does skimmed milk powder contain an allergen?

Yes. Skimmed milk powder 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 skimmed milk powder vegan?

No. Skimmed milk powder 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 skimmed milk powder have on a label?

In English skimmed milk powder can also read “nonfat dry milk” or “skimmed cow's milk powder”. On European labels it is “lait en poudre écrémé” in French, “Magermilchpulver” in German and “leche desnatada en polvo” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishnonfat dry milkskimmed cow's milk powder
French
lait en poudre écrémé, lait écrémé en poudre
German
Magermilchpulver, Magermilch-Pulver
Spanish
leche desnatada en polvo, leche en polvo desnatada
Italian
latte scremato in polvere, latte in polvere scremato
Dutch
magere melkpoeder, mageremelkpoeder
Portuguese
leite magro em pó, leite em pó magro
Polish
chude mleko w proszku, odtłuszczone mleko w proszku
Swedish
skummjölkspulver
Danish
skummetmælkspulver
Norwegian
skummetmelkepulver, skummetmelkpulver
Finnish
rasvaton maitojauhe, rasvatonta maitojauhetta
Czech
Sušené odstředěné mléko
Hungarian
sovány tejpor
Romanian
lapte praf degresat
Turkish
yağsız süt tozu, kaymağı alınmış süt tozu

Which foods contain skimmed milk powder?

Open Food Facts lists skimmed milk powder in the ingredients of 64,031 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and chocolate. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes13,916
  • Sweets6,450
  • Chocolate4,338
  • Milk and yoghurt3,313
  • Ice cream3,145
  • Ready meals2,652

Products with it, by country of sale: France 24,889 · United States 16,037 · Germany 7,219 · Spain 3,126.

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

How many calories are in skimmed milk powder?

Skimmed milk powder has about 364 kcal per 100 g, with 35 g protein, 54 g carbohydrate and 0.7 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Milk, powder, skimmed” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

364kcal per 100 g
35g protein
54g carbohydrate
0.7g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 53 g, saturated fat 0.3 g, fibre 0 g, salt 1.21 g, energy 1,540 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19054. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is skimmed milk powder?

Skimmed milk powder is a kind of milk powder.

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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: Skimmed milk powder
  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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