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Barley groats on a food label: they contain gluten

Barley groats are a kind of barley. They contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 389 products, most often in ready meals.

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Do barley groats contain an allergen?

Yes. Barley groats 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 groats vegan?

Yes. Barley groats 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 groats have on a label?

On European labels they are “Rollgerste” in German, “chicchi d'orzo” in Italian and “gort” in Dutch. The other 7 languages are listed below.

German
Rollgerste
Italian
chicchi d'orzo
Dutch
gort
Portuguese
cevadinha
Polish
kasza jęczmienna, kaszy jęczmiennej
Finnish
ohrasuurimo
Czech
ječné kroupy
Romanian
arpacș de orz
Croatian
ječmena prekrupa, ječmena kaša
Turkish
gevrek arpa

Which foods contain barley groats?

Open Food Facts lists barley groats or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 389 products, most often ready meals, pasta, rice and flour and soups. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and Italy.

  • Ready meals101
  • Pasta, rice and flour59
  • Soups29
  • Bread20
  • Beans and pulses15
  • Offal10

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 107 · France 70 · Italy 70 · United States 64.

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

What kind of ingredient are barley groats?

Barley groats are a kind of barley.

Kinds of barley groatsPearl barleyHulled barleyPot barley

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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 groats
  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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