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Emmer on a food label: it contains gluten

Emmer is a kind of wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 507 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does emmer contain an allergen?

Yes. Emmer 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 vegan?

Yes. Emmer 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 have on a label?

In English emmer can also read “emmer wheat”. On European labels it is “blé amidonnier” in French, “trigo farro” in Spanish and “grano farro” in Italian. The other 7 languages are listed below.

In Englishemmer wheat
French
blé amidonnier, amidonnier
Spanish
trigo farro, farro
Italian
grano farro, farro dicocco
Dutch
Emmertarwe
Portuguese
farro
Polish
Pszenica płaskurka
Swedish
Emmervete
Finnish
emmervehnä
Hungarian
tönkebúza, tönke
Turkish
Kavılca buğdayı

Which foods contain emmer?

Open Food Facts lists emmer in the ingredients of 507 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, biscuits and cakes and bread. Most of them are sold in Italy, France and Switzerland.

  • Pasta, rice and flour87
  • Biscuits and cakes85
  • Bread84
  • Breakfast cereals55
  • Ready meals34
  • Beans and pulses11

Products with it, by country of sale: Italy 369 · France 96 · Switzerland 30 · United States 28.

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

What kind of ingredient is emmer?

Emmer is a kind of wheat.

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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
  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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