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Whole kefir on a food label: it contains milk

Whole kefir is a kind of kefir. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 48 products, most often in sweetened drinks.

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Whole kefir=milk

Does whole kefir contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole kefir 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 whole kefir vegan?

No. Whole kefir 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 whole kefir have on a label?

On European labels it is “Kéfir entier” in French, “Sahnekefir” in German and “kéfir entero” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
Kéfir entier
German
Sahnekefir
Spanish
kéfir entero
Italian
kefir intero
Hungarian
teljes kefir
Croatian
cijeli kefir

Which foods contain whole kefir?

Open Food Facts lists whole kefir or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 48 products, most often sweetened drinks, dairy desserts and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in Germany, Spain and Austria.

  • Sweetened drinks21
  • Dairy desserts17
  • Unsweetened drinks3
  • Milk and yoghurt1

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 42 · Spain 4 · Austria 2 · Bulgaria 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is whole kefir?

Whole kefir is a kind of kefir.

Kinds of whole kefirMild whole kefir

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Sources

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: Whole kefir
  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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