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Soured milk on a food label: it contains milk

Soured milk is a kind of dairy. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 5,338 products, most often in cheese.

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Soured milk=milk

Does soured milk contain an allergen?

Yes. Soured 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 soured milk vegan?

No. Soured 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 soured milk have on a label?

In English soured milk can also read “cultured milk” or “fermented milk”. On European labels it is “lait aigre” in French, “Dickmilch” in German and “Leche agria” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishcultured milkfermented milk
French
lait aigre, lait caillé
German
Dickmilch, Setzmilch
Spanish
Leche agria
Italian
Latte acido
Dutch
Dikmelk, Hangop
Portuguese
Leite fermentado
Polish
Zsiadłe mleko
Swedish
Surmjölk
Danish
Tykmælk
Norwegian
Kulturmelk
Finnish
piimä
Hungarian
savanyított tej
Romanian
Lapte acru
Croatian
kiselo mlijeko

Which foods contain soured milk?

Open Food Facts lists soured milk in the ingredients of 5,338 products, most often cheese, ready meals and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Cheese785
  • Ready meals422
  • Biscuits and cakes346
  • Dressings and sauces266
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches210
  • Savoury snacks171

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 5,174 · France 48 · Germany 28 · Netherlands 24.

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

What kind of ingredient is soured milk?

Soured milk is a kind of dairy.

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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: Soured 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)
  7. Wikipedia: Soured milk

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