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Finely ground durum wheat on a food label: it contains gluten

Finely ground durum wheat is a kind of durum wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 56 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does finely ground durum wheat contain an allergen?

Yes. Finely ground durum 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 finely ground durum wheat vegan?

Yes. Finely ground durum 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 finely ground durum wheat have on a label?

On European labels it is “fins finots de blé dur” in French, “Hartweizendunst” in German and “friscello di grano duro” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

French
fins finots de blé dur
German
Hartweizendunst
Italian
friscello di grano duro
Croatian
fino mljevena durum pšenica

Which foods contain finely ground durum wheat?

Open Food Facts lists finely ground durum wheat in the ingredients of 56 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and potatoes. Most of them are sold in Switzerland, Germany and France.

  • Pasta, rice and flour27
  • Ready meals19
  • Potatoes1
  • Bread1

Products with it, by country of sale: Switzerland 52 · Germany 17 · France 4 · Austria 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is finely ground durum wheat?

Finely ground durum wheat is a kind of durum wheat.

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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: Finely ground durum 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)

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