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Dextrinated wheat flour on a food label: it contains gluten
Dextrinated wheat flour is a kind of wheat flour. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 23 products, most often in bread.
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Does dextrinated wheat flour contain an allergen?
Yes. Dextrinated wheat flour 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 dextrinated wheat flour vegan?
Yes. Dextrinated wheat flour is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does dextrinated wheat flour have on a label?
On European labels it is “farine de blé dextrinée” in French, “dextriniertes Weizenmehl” in German and “harina de trigo dextrinada” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.
- French
- farine de blé dextrinée
- German
- dextriniertes Weizenmehl
- Spanish
- harina de trigo dextrinada
- Italian
- farina di grano tenero destrinata
- Dutch
- gedextrineerd tarwemeel
- Hungarian
- dextrinált búzaliszt
- Croatian
- dekstrinirano pšenično brašno
Which foods contain dextrinated wheat flour?
Open Food Facts lists dextrinated wheat flour in the ingredients of 23 products, most often bread and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Products with it, by country of sale: Netherlands 13 · Belgium 5 · France 4 · Spain 3.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where dextrinated wheat flour turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is dextrinated wheat flour?
Dextrinated wheat flour is a kind of wheat flour.
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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: Dextrinated wheat 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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