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Freekeh on a food label: it contains gluten

Freekeh is a kind of durum wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 115 products, most often in bread.

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Does freekeh contain an allergen?

Yes. Freekeh 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 freekeh vegan?

Yes. Freekeh 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 freekeh have on a label?

In English freekeh can also read “frik” or “cooked spelt freekeh”. On European labels it is “frik” in French, “Farik” in German and “firik” in Turkish.

In Englishfrikcooked spelt freekeh
French
frik, blé vert freekeh
German
Farik
Turkish
firik

Which foods contain freekeh?

Open Food Facts lists freekeh in the ingredients of 115 products, most often bread, ready meals and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Canada.

  • Bread38
  • Ready meals14
  • Savoury snacks5
  • Breakfast cereals5
  • Pasta, rice and flour5
  • Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 58 · United States 21 · Canada 16 · United Kingdom 12.

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

What kind of ingredient is freekeh?

Freekeh is a kind of durum 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: Freekeh
  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: Freekeh

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