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Whole milk powder on a food label: it contains milk

Whole milk powder is a kind of milk powder. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 35,900 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 501 kcal and 27 g protein.

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Whole milk powder=milk

Does whole milk powder contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole milk 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 whole milk powder vegan?

No. Whole milk powder 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 whole milk powder have on a label?

In English whole milk powder can also read “dried whole milk”, “powdered whole milk” or “whole powdered milk”. On European labels it is “lait entier en poudre” in French, “Vollmilchpulver” in German and “leche entera en polvo” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishdried whole milkpowdered whole milkwhole powdered milkwhole dry milkdry whole milk
French
lait entier en poudre, poudre de lait entier
German
Vollmilchpulver
Spanish
leche entera en polvo, leche en polvo entera
Italian
latte intero in polvere
Dutch
volle melkpoeder, vollemelkpoeder
Portuguese
leite entero em pó, leite em pó gordo
Polish
pelne mleko w proszku, pełne mleko w proszku
Swedish
helmjölkspulver, fetthaltigt mjölkpulver
Danish
sødmælkspulver
Norwegian
helmelkpulver, helmelk pulver
Finnish
täysmaitojauhe, kuivattu täysmaito
Czech
sušené plnotučné mléko
Hungarian
zsiros tejpor, teljes tejpor
Romanian
lapte praf integral

Which foods contain whole milk powder?

Open Food Facts lists whole milk powder in the ingredients of 35,900 products, most often biscuits and cakes, chocolate and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Biscuits and cakes7,677
  • Chocolate6,652
  • Sweets6,063
  • Ice cream1,075
  • Breakfast cereals932
  • Ready meals728

Products with it, by country of sale: France 14,425 · Germany 6,858 · United States 5,767 · United Kingdom 2,038.

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

How many calories are in whole milk powder?

Whole milk powder has about 501 kcal per 100 g, with 27 g protein, 38 g carbohydrate and 27 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Milk, powder, whole” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

501kcal per 100 g
27g protein
38g carbohydrate
27g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 38 g, saturated fat 17 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.9 g, energy 2,090 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19021. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is whole milk powder?

Whole milk powder is a kind of milk powder.

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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 milk 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. 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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