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Barley flakes on a food label: they contain gluten

Barley flakes are a kind of barley. They contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 1,742 products, most often in breakfast cereals.

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Do barley flakes contain an allergen?

Yes. Barley flakes are made from a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them. In the US they are not a listed allergen, because US labels name wheat only.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Cereals containing glutenPartlyWheat onlyRequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasanRequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt

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Are barley flakes vegan?

Yes. Barley flakes are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
Coeliac or gluten-freeNot for youThey are made from a cereal containing gluten.

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What other names do barley flakes have on a label?

On European labels they are “flocons d'orge” in French, “Gerstenflocken” in German and “copos de cebada” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

French
flocons d'orge, flocon d'orge
German
Gerstenflocken
Spanish
copos de cebada
Italian
fiocchi d'orzo
Dutch
gerstvlokken, gerstevlokken
Polish
płatki jęczmienne
Swedish
kornflingor
Finnish
ohrahiutale
Czech
ječné vločky
Hungarian
árpapehely
Romanian
fulgi de orz
Croatian
ječmene pahuljice, pahuljice od ječmena

Which foods contain barley flakes?

Open Food Facts lists barley flakes or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 1,742 products, most often breakfast cereals, bread and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Breakfast cereals764
  • Bread357
  • Biscuits and cakes143
  • Pasta, rice and flour66
  • Ready meals35
  • Sandwiches33

Products with it, by country of sale: France 597 · United States 383 · Germany 319 · United Kingdom 160.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where barley flakes turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are barley flakes?

Barley flakes are a kind of barley.

Kinds of barley flakesWhole grain barley flakes

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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: Barley flakes
  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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