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Yogurt powder on a food label: it contains milk

Yogurt powder is a kind of yogurt. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,799 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does yogurt powder contain an allergen?

Yes. Yogurt 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 yogurt powder vegan?

No. Yogurt 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 yogurt powder have on a label?

On European labels it is “yaourt en poudre” in French, “Joghurtpulver” in German and “yogur en polvo” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
yaourt en poudre
German
Joghurtpulver
Spanish
yogur en polvo
Italian
yogurt in polvere
Polish
jogurt w proszku, proszek jogurtowy
Swedish
yoghurtpulver
Finnish
jogurttijauhe
Hungarian
joghurtpor
Croatian
jogurt u prahu

Which foods contain yogurt powder?

Open Food Facts lists yogurt powder in the ingredients of 1,799 products, most often biscuits and cakes, chocolate and sweets. Most of them are sold in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.

  • Biscuits and cakes191
  • Chocolate98
  • Sweets97
  • Ready meals89
  • Savoury snacks55
  • Breakfast cereals54

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 904 · Germany 343 · United Kingdom 197 · France 155.

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

What kind of ingredient is yogurt powder?

Yogurt powder is a kind of yogurt.

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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 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. 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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