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Barley starch on a food label: it contains gluten

Barley starch is a kind of barley. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan.

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Does barley starch contain an allergen?

Yes. Barley starch 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.

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

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Is barley starch vegan?

Yes. Barley starch is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

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 youIt is made from a cereal containing gluten.

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What other names does barley starch have on a label?

On European labels it is “amidon d'orge” in French, “Gerstenstärke” in German and “amido d'orzo” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
amidon d'orge
German
Gerstenstärke
Italian
amido d'orzo, amido (orzo)
Swedish
kornstärkelse
Finnish
ohratärkkelys
Croatian
ječmeni škrob

Which foods contain barley starch?

Open Food Facts lists barley starch in the ingredients of 11 products, most often breakfast cereals, ice cream and alcoholic drinks. Most of them are sold in France, Finland and Canada.

  • Breakfast cereals3
  • Ice cream1
  • Alcoholic drinks1
  • Bread1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 4 · Finland 3 · Canada 1 · United States 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is barley starch?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, barley starch sits under barley and starch.

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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 starch
  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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