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Sweet whey powder on a food label: it contains milk

Sweet whey powder is a kind of sweet whey. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 4,290 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does sweet whey powder contain an allergen?

Yes. Sweet whey 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 sweet whey powder vegan?

No. Sweet whey powder 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.

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What other names does sweet whey powder have on a label?

On European labels it is “lactosérum doux en poudre” in French, “Süßmolkepulver” in German and “suero de leche azucarado en polvo” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
lactosérum doux en poudre, poudre de lactosérum sucré
German
Süßmolkepulver, Süssmolkepulver
Spanish
suero de leche azucarado en polvo, lactosuero azucarado en polvo
Italian
siero di latte dolce in polvere
Dutch
zoete weipoeder
Polish
słodka serwatka w proszku
Finnish
makea herajauhe, makeutettu herajauhe
Romanian
zer pudră îndulcit
Croatian
slatka sirutka u prahu

Which foods contain sweet whey powder?

Open Food Facts lists sweet whey powder in the ingredients of 4,290 products, most often biscuits and cakes, chocolate and sweets. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Austria.

  • Biscuits and cakes940
  • Chocolate670
  • Sweets669
  • Savoury snacks181
  • Breakfast cereals141
  • Ice cream124

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 3,147 · France 683 · Austria 203 · United States 179.

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

What kind of ingredient is sweet whey powder?

Sweet whey powder is a kind of sweet whey.

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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: Sweet whey 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. 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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