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Dehydrated wheat sourdough on a food label: it contains gluten
Dehydrated wheat sourdough is a kind of dehydrated sourdough. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made.
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Dehydrated wheat sourdough=gluten
Does dehydrated wheat sourdough contain an allergen?
Yes. Dehydrated wheat sourdough is made from wheat, a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it, and US labels must name wheat.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals containing gluten | PartlyWheat only | RequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasan | RequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt |
Is dehydrated wheat sourdough vegan?
It depends on the make. Some kinds of dehydrated wheat sourdough are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does dehydrated wheat sourdough have on a label?
In English dehydrated wheat sourdough can also read “dried wheat sourdough”. On European labels it is “levain de blé déshydraté” in French, “masa madre deshidratada de trigo” in Spanish and “pasta madre di grano essiccata” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.
- French
- levain de blé déshydraté
- Spanish
- masa madre deshidratada de trigo
- Italian
- pasta madre di grano essiccata
- Dutch
- gedroogde tarwezuurdesem
- Polish
- suszony zakwas pszenny, suchy zakwas pszenny
- Finnish
- kuivattu vehnätaikinanjuuri
Which foods contain dehydrated wheat sourdough?
Open Food Facts lists dehydrated wheat sourdough or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 16 products, most often bread and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 7 · United Kingdom 6 · Germany 3 · Belgium 2.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where dehydrated wheat sourdough turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is dehydrated wheat sourdough?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, dehydrated wheat sourdough sits under dehydrated sourdough and wheat sourdough.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Dehydrated wheat sourdough
- 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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