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Barley malt flour on a food label: it contains gluten
Barley malt flour is a kind of barley flour. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 22,119 products, most often in bread.
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Does barley malt flour contain an allergen?
Yes. Barley malt flour is made from a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. In the US it is not a listed allergen, because US labels name wheat only.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals containing gluten | PartlyWheat only | RequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasan | RequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt |
Is barley malt flour vegan?
Yes. Barley malt flour is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does barley malt flour have on a label?
In English barley malt flour can also read “malted barley flour”. On European labels it is “farine de malt d'orge” in French, “Gerstenmalzmehl” in German and “harina de malta de cebada” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.
- French
- farine de malt d'orge, farine d'orge malté
- German
- Gerstenmalzmehl
- Spanish
- harina de malta de cebada
- Italian
- farina di orzo maltato, farina d'orzo maltato
- Dutch
- gerstemoutmeel
- Polish
- mąka ze słodu jęczmiennego, mąka jęczmienna słodowa
- Swedish
- kornmaltmjöl, maltmjöl av korn
- Danish
- bygmaltmel
- Finnish
- ohramallasjauho
- Czech
- Ječmenná sladová mouka, ječná sladová mouka
- Hungarian
- árpamalátaliszt
- Croatian
- brašno od ječmenog slado, ječmeno sladno brašno
Which foods contain barley malt flour?
Open Food Facts lists barley malt flour in the ingredients of 22,119 products, most often bread, biscuits and cakes and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 17,036 · France 2,028 · Germany 888 · Switzerland 793.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where barley malt flour turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is barley malt flour?
Barley malt flour is a kind of barley flour.
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- Open Food Facts: Barley malt flour
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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