Ingredient dictionary
Whey product on a food label: it contains milk
Whey product is a kind of whey. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,671 products, most often in ice cream.
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Whey product=milk
Does whey product contain an allergen?
Yes. Whey product 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 whey product vegan?
No. Whey product is not vegan: it is made from milk. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.
A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.
What other names does whey product have on a label?
In English whey product can also read “whey based formula”. On European labels it is “produit de lactosérum” in French, “Molkenerzeugnis” in German and “Producto de suero” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.
- French
- produit de lactosérum, produit de petit-lait
- German
- Molkenerzeugnis, formel auf molkebasis
- Spanish
- Producto de suero
- Italian
- derivati del siero di latte, preparazione del siero di latte
- Dutch
- weiproduct, wei-product
- Portuguese
- produto de soro de leite
- Polish
- produkt serwatkowy
- Swedish
- vassleprodukt
- Danish
- valleprodukt
- Finnish
- heratuote, herapohjainen korvike
- Czech
- Syrovátkový produkt
- Hungarian
- tejsavó alapú termék
- Romanian
- produs din zer
- Croatian
- mliječni derivat
Which foods contain whey product?
Open Food Facts lists whey product in the ingredients of 2,671 products, most often ice cream, biscuits and cakes and sweets. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 2,128 · France 349 · United Kingdom 133 · Austria 127.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where whey product turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is whey product?
Whey product is a kind of 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.
- Open Food Facts: Whey product
- 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
- 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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