Ingredient dictionary
UHT sterilised skimmed milk on a food label: it contains milk
UHT sterilised skimmed milk is a kind of skimmed milk. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 65 products, most often in milk and yoghurt. Per 100 g: about 34 kcal and 3.5 g protein.
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UHT sterilised skimmed milk=milk
Does UHT sterilised skimmed milk contain an allergen?
Yes. UHT sterilised skimmed 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 |
Is UHT sterilised skimmed milk vegan?
No. UHT sterilised skimmed milk is not vegan: it is made from milk. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does UHT sterilised skimmed milk have on a label?
In English UHT sterilised skimmed milk can also read “UHT skimmed milk” or “ultra heat treated skimmed milk”. On European labels it is “Lait écrémé stérilisé UHT” in French, “entrahmte H-Milch” in German and “leche descremada esterilizada UHT” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.
- French
- Lait écrémé stérilisé UHT, lait écrémé stérilisé u h t
- German
- entrahmte H-Milch
- Spanish
- leche descremada esterilizada UHT, leche desnatada esterilizada UHT
- Italian
- latte scremato UHT sterilizzato
- Dutch
- UHT-gesteriliseerde magere melk
- Hungarian
- sovány UHT tej
- Croatian
- uht sterilizirano obrano mlijeko
Which foods contain UHT sterilised skimmed milk?
Open Food Facts lists UHT sterilised skimmed milk in the ingredients of 65 products, most often milk and yoghurt. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 50 · Germany 9 · United Kingdom 6 · Guadeloupe 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where UHT sterilised skimmed milk turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in UHT sterilised skimmed milk?
UHT sterilised skimmed milk has about 34 kcal per 100 g, with 3.5 g protein, 4.6 g carbohydrate and 0.1 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Milk, skimmed, UHT” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 4.6 g, saturated fat 0 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.1 g, energy 143 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19050. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is UHT sterilised skimmed milk?
UHT sterilised skimmed milk is a kind of skimmed milk.
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- Open Food Facts: UHT sterilised skimmed milk
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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