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Caramel malt on a food label: it contains gluten

Caramel malt is a kind of malt. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 25 products, most often in alcoholic drinks.

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Caramel malt=gluten

Does caramel malt contain an allergen?

Yes. Caramel malt 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. It is made to a recipe, so any other allergen in it must be named on the label too.

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

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Is caramel malt vegan?

Yes. Caramel malt 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 caramel malt have on a label?

On European labels it is “malt caramel” in French, “karamellmalz” in German and “malta caramelo” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

French
malt caramel
German
karamellmalz
Spanish
malta caramelo
Italian
malto caramellato
Portuguese
malte de caramelo
Swedish
karamellmalt
Finnish
karamellimallas
Croatian
karamel slad

Which foods contain caramel malt?

Open Food Facts lists caramel malt in the ingredients of 25 products, most often alcoholic drinks, sweetened drinks and plant-based drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Alcoholic drinks8
  • Sweetened drinks7
  • Plant-based drinks2
  • Drinks with sweeteners1
  • Unsweetened drinks1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 13 · France 4 · Germany 2 · Bolivia 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is caramel malt?

Caramel malt is a kind of malt.

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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: Caramel malt
  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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