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Sweetened condensed skimmed milk on a food label: it contains milk

Sweetened condensed skimmed milk is a kind of sweetened condensed milk. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,181 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Sweetened condensed skimmed milk=milk

Does sweetened condensed skimmed milk contain an allergen?

Yes. Sweetened condensed skimmed 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 sweetened condensed skimmed milk vegan?

No. Sweetened condensed skimmed 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 sweetened condensed skimmed milk have on a label?

On European labels it is “lait écrémé concentré sucré” in French, “latte scremato condensato zuccherato” in Italian and “gesuikerde gecondenseerde halfvolle melk” in Dutch. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
lait écrémé concentré sucré
Italian
latte scremato condensato zuccherato
Dutch
gesuikerde gecondenseerde halfvolle melk
Swedish
sockrad kondenserad skummjölk, söt kondenserad skummjölk
Danish
sukret kondenseret skummetmælk
Finnish
makeutettu rasvaton maitotiiviste, sokeroitu rasvaton maitotiiviste
Croatian
zaslađeno kondenzirano obrano mlijeko

Which foods contain sweetened condensed skimmed milk?

Open Food Facts lists sweetened condensed skimmed milk in the ingredients of 1,181 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and ice cream. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Biscuits and cakes212
  • Sweets193
  • Ice cream147
  • Chocolate44
  • Breakfast cereals15
  • Milk and yoghurt14

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 485 · France 416 · United Kingdom 200 · Ireland 27.

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

What kind of ingredient is sweetened condensed skimmed milk?

Sweetened condensed skimmed milk is a kind of sweetened condensed milk.

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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: Sweetened condensed skimmed 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)

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