Ingredient dictionary

Yogurt on a food label: it contains milk

Yogurt is a kind of dairy. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 11,880 products, most often in milk and yoghurt. Per 100 g: about 46 kcal and 4 g protein.

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Does yogurt contain an allergen?

Yes. Yogurt 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 vegan?

No. Yogurt 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 have on a label?

In English yogurt can also read “yoghurt”, “yogourt” or “yoghourt”. On European labels it is “yaourt” in French, “Joghurt” in German and “Yogur” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishyoghurtyogourtyoghourt
French
yaourt, yogourt
German
Joghurt, Jogurt
Spanish
Yogur
Dutch
Joghurt, yoghurt
Portuguese
Iogurte
Polish
Jogurt, jogurtu
Swedish
yoghurt
Danish
Yoghurt
Norwegian
yoghurt
Finnish
jogurtti, jukurtti
Czech
Jogurt
Hungarian
joghurt
Romanian
iaurt
Croatian
jogurt

Which foods contain yogurt?

Open Food Facts lists yogurt or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 11,880 products, most often milk and yoghurt, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in Germany, the United States and France.

  • Milk and yoghurt4,737
  • Ready meals649
  • Dressings and sauces613
  • Biscuits and cakes455
  • Dairy desserts337
  • Sweetened drinks297

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 3,201 · United States 2,755 · France 2,309 · United Kingdom 1,032.

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

How many calories are in yogurt?

Yogurt has about 46 kcal per 100 g, with 4 g protein, 2.7 g carbohydrate and 1.5 g fat. The figures are for food 19593 (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

46kcal per 100 g
4g protein
2.7g carbohydrate
1.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 2.7 g, saturated fat 1 g, fibre 1.5 g, salt 0.11 g, energy 192 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 19593 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is yogurt?

Yogurt is a kind of dairy.

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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
  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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