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Whey permeate powder on a food label: it contains milk

Whey permeate powder is a kind of whey permeate. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 207 products, most often in sweets.

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Does whey permeate powder contain an allergen?

Yes. Whey permeate 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 whey permeate powder vegan?

No. Whey permeate 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 whey permeate powder have on a label?

On European labels it is “poudre de perméat de lactosérum” in French, “Molkenpermeatpulver” in German and “permeato di siero di latte in polvere” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
poudre de perméat de lactosérum
German
Molkenpermeatpulver, Molkepermeatpulver
Italian
permeato di siero di latte in polvere
Danish
vallepermeatpulver
Croatian
prašak permeata sirutke

Which foods contain whey permeate powder?

Open Food Facts lists whey permeate powder in the ingredients of 207 products, most often sweets, biscuits and cakes and chocolate. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.

  • Sweets52
  • Biscuits and cakes39
  • Chocolate12
  • Potatoes8
  • Savoury snacks6
  • Sweetened drinks5

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 106 · France 45 · United States 39 · Germany 9.

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

What kind of ingredient is whey permeate powder?

Whey permeate powder is a kind of whey permeate.

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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: Whey permeate 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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