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Durum wheat sourdough on a food label: it contains gluten

Durum wheat sourdough is a kind of durum wheat. 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 47 products, most often in bread.

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Does durum wheat sourdough contain an allergen?

Yes. Durum 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.

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

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Is durum wheat sourdough vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of durum wheat sourdough are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Coeliac or gluten-freeNot for youIt is made from a cereal containing gluten.

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What other names does durum wheat sourdough have on a label?

On European labels it is “lievito di grano duro” in Italian and “pšenično durum kiselo tijesto” in Croatian.

Italian
lievito di grano duro
Croatian
pšenično durum kiselo tijesto

Which foods contain durum wheat sourdough?

Open Food Facts lists durum wheat sourdough or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 47 products, most often bread, pizzas, pies and quiches and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

  • Bread23
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches6
  • Sandwiches2
  • Pastries1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 34 · Canada 6 · United Kingdom 3 · Croatia 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is durum wheat sourdough?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, durum wheat sourdough sits under durum wheat and wheat sourdough.

Kinds of durum wheat sourdoughRye and durum wheat sourdough

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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: Durum wheat sourdough
  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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