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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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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.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MilkRequiredRequiredLactose includedRequiredLactose included

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Is UHT sterilised skimmed milk vegan?

No. UHT sterilised 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 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.

In EnglishUHT skimmed milkultra heat treated skimmed milk
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.

  • Milk and yoghurt63

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.

34kcal per 100 g
3.5g protein
4.6g carbohydrate
0.1g fat

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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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: UHT sterilised 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. 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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