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Emmer flour on a food label: it contains gluten

Emmer flour is a kind of cereal flour. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 144 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does emmer flour contain an allergen?

Yes. Emmer 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 emmer flour vegan?

Yes. Emmer 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 emmer flour have on a label?

In English emmer flour can also read “emmer wheat flour”. On European labels it is “farine de blé amidonnier” in French, “farina di farro” in Italian and “emmer brašno” in Croatian.

In Englishemmer wheat flour
French
farine de blé amidonnier
Italian
farina di farro, farina di grano farro
Croatian
emmer brašno

Which foods contain emmer flour?

Open Food Facts lists emmer flour in the ingredients of 144 products, most often biscuits and cakes, bread and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in Italy, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Biscuits and cakes40
  • Bread35
  • Pasta, rice and flour17
  • Breakfast cereals13
  • Pastries6
  • Sweets4

Products with it, by country of sale: Italy 115 · France 22 · United Kingdom 11 · Switzerland 8.

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

What kind of ingredient is emmer flour?

Emmer flour is a kind of cereal 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: Emmer 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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