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Durum wheat flour on a food label: it contains gluten

Durum 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 3,454 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does durum wheat flour contain an allergen?

Yes. Durum 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.

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

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Is durum wheat flour vegan?

Yes. Durum wheat flour 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 durum wheat flour have on a label?

In English durum wheat flour can also read “durum flour”. On European labels it is “farine de blé dur” in French, “Hartweizenmehl” in German and “harina de trigo duro” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

In Englishdurum flour
French
farine de blé dur
German
Hartweizenmehl
Spanish
harina de trigo duro
Italian
farina di grano duro
Dutch
durum tarwemeel
Polish
mąka z pszenicy durum, mąka z pszenicy twardej
Swedish
durumvetemjöl, mjöl av durumvete
Danish
durumhvedemel, durummel
Finnish
durumvehnäjauho
Hungarian
durumbúzaliszt
Romanian
făină din grâu dur
Croatian
durum pšenično brašno, pšenično durum brašno

Which foods contain durum wheat flour?

Open Food Facts lists durum wheat flour or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 3,454 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and bread. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Sweden.

  • Pasta, rice and flour1,543
  • Ready meals578
  • Bread130
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches58
  • Biscuits and cakes51
  • Sandwiches17

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 2,786 · France 237 · Sweden 98 · Germany 97.

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

What kind of ingredient is durum wheat flour?

Durum wheat flour is a kind of wheat flour.

Kinds of durum wheat flourDurum whole wheat flourDark durum 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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Durum wheat flour
  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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