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Yogurt culture on a food label: it contains milk

Yogurt culture is one of the lactic ferments. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,011 products, most often in milk and yoghurt.

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Does yogurt culture contain an allergen?

Yes. Yogurt culture 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 yogurt culture vegan?

No. Yogurt culture 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 yogurt culture have on a label?

On European labels it is “cultures de yaourt” in French, “fermentos del yogur” in Spanish and “fermenti dello yogurt” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
cultures de yaourt
Spanish
fermentos del yogur
Italian
fermenti dello yogurt, coltura di yogurt
Czech
jogurtové kultury
Croatian
jogurtna kultura, jogurtne kulture

Which foods contain yogurt culture?

Open Food Facts lists yogurt culture in the ingredients of 1,011 products, most often milk and yoghurt, sweets and dairy desserts. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Croatia.

  • Milk and yoghurt710
  • Sweets68
  • Dairy desserts36
  • Sweetened drinks23
  • Unsweetened drinks14
  • Dressings and sauces14

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 413 · France 215 · Croatia 67 · Belgium 65.

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

What kind of ingredient is yogurt culture?

Yogurt culture is one of the lactic ferments.

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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: Yogurt culture
  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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