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Whole milk mozzarella on a food label: it contains milk

Whole milk mozzarella is a kind of Mozzarella. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 429 products, most often in pizzas, pies and quiches.

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Does whole milk mozzarella contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole milk mozzarella 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 milk mozzarella vegan?

No. Whole milk mozzarella 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 milk mozzarella have on a label?

On European labels it is “mozzarella au lait entier” in French, “mozzarella di latte intero” in Italian and “mozzarella od punomasnog mlijeka” in Croatian.

French
mozzarella au lait entier
Italian
mozzarella di latte intero
Croatian
mozzarella od punomasnog mlijeka

Which foods contain whole milk mozzarella?

Open Food Facts lists whole milk mozzarella or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 429 products, most often pizzas, pies and quiches, cheese and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, Italy and Sweden.

  • Pizzas, pies and quiches281
  • Cheese16
  • Pasta, rice and flour7
  • Ready meals7
  • Bread3
  • Sweetened drinks2

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 419 · Italy 3 · Sweden 1 · Ireland 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is whole milk mozzarella?

Whole milk mozzarella is a kind of Mozzarella.

Kinds of whole milk mozzarellaLow moisture whole milk mozzarella

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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: Whole milk mozzarella
  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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