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Einkorn wheat on a food label: it contains gluten

Einkorn wheat is a kind of wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 412 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does einkorn wheat contain an allergen?

Yes. Einkorn wheat 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 einkorn wheat vegan?

Yes. Einkorn wheat 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 einkorn wheat have on a label?

In English einkorn wheat can also read “einkorn”. On European labels it is “petit épeautre” in French, “Einkorn” in German and “escaña menor” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In Englisheinkorn
French
petit épeautre, engrain
German
Einkorn
Spanish
escaña menor, escanda menor
Italian
piccolo farro, farro monococco
Dutch
eenkoren, eenkoorn
Portuguese
einkorn
Swedish
enkornsvete
Danish
enkorn
Finnish
einkorn-vehnä, einkorn
Hungarian
alakor, alakor búza
Croatian
jednozrna pšenica

Which foods contain einkorn wheat?

Open Food Facts lists einkorn wheat or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 412 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, biscuits and cakes and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Bulgaria and the United States.

  • Pasta, rice and flour121
  • Biscuits and cakes60
  • Ready meals48
  • Bread33
  • Breakfast cereals21
  • Savoury snacks16

Products with it, by country of sale: France 311 · Bulgaria 50 · United States 27 · Germany 11.

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

What kind of ingredient is einkorn wheat?

Einkorn wheat is a kind of wheat.

Kinds of einkorn wheatEinkorn flour

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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: Einkorn wheat
  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)
  7. Wikipedia: Einkorn wheat

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