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Durum whole wheat flour on a food label: it contains gluten

Durum whole wheat flour is a kind of durum wheat flour. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 194 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does durum whole wheat flour contain an allergen?

Yes. Durum whole 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 whole wheat flour vegan?

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

On European labels it is “farine complète de blé dur” in French, “Hartweizenvollkornmehl” in German and “farina di grano duro integrale” in Italian. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
farine complète de blé dur
German
Hartweizenvollkornmehl, Hartweizenvollkorngrieß
Italian
farina di grano duro integrale, farina integrale di grano duro
Dutch
volkoren tarwegriesmeel
Polish
pełnoziarnista mąka z pszenicy durum, pełnoziarnista mąka z pszenicy twardej
Swedish
fullkornsdurumvetemjöl, fullkornsmjöl av durumvete
Finnish
täysjyvädurumvehnäjauho
Hungarian
durumbúzaiszt, durum búzaliszt
Croatian
integralno brašno tvrde

Which foods contain durum whole wheat flour?

Open Food Facts lists durum whole wheat flour in the ingredients of 194 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and bread. Most of them are sold in the United States, Germany and France.

  • Pasta, rice and flour143
  • Ready meals8
  • Bread7
  • Biscuits and cakes3
  • Poultry1
  • Soups1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 131 · Germany 32 · France 7 · Italy 6.

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

What kind of ingredient is durum whole wheat flour?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, durum whole wheat flour sits under durum wheat flour and wholemeal 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 whole 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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