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Durum wheat semolina pasta on a food label: it contains gluten
Durum wheat semolina pasta is a kind of pasta. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,473 products, most often in ready meals.
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Does durum wheat semolina pasta contain an allergen?
Yes. Durum wheat semolina pasta 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. It is made to a recipe, so any other allergen in it must be named on the label too.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals containing gluten | PartlyWheat only | RequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasan | RequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt |
Is durum wheat semolina pasta vegan?
It depends on the make. Some kinds of durum wheat semolina pasta are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.
A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.
What other names does durum wheat semolina pasta have on a label?
On European labels it is “Pâtes alimentaires de semoule de blé dur” in French, “Teigwaren aus Hartweizengrieß” in German and “pasta di semola di grano duro” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.
- French
- Pâtes alimentaires de semoule de blé dur, pâtes alimentaires de blé dur.
- German
- Teigwaren aus Hartweizengrieß
- Italian
- pasta di semola di grano duro
- Dutch
- pasta uit durumtarwe
- Romanian
- griş integral de grâu dur
- Croatian
- tjestenina od durum pšenice
Which foods contain durum wheat semolina pasta?
Open Food Facts lists durum wheat semolina pasta in the ingredients of 1,473 products, most often ready meals, pasta, rice and flour and soups. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Switzerland.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 878 · United States 189 · Switzerland 144 · Germany 137.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where durum wheat semolina pasta turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is durum wheat semolina pasta?
Durum wheat semolina pasta is a kind of pasta.
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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: Durum wheat semolina pasta
- 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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