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Germinated rice on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Germinated rice is a kind of rice. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 144 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does germinated rice contain an allergen?

Germinated rice is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is germinated rice vegan?

Yes. Germinated rice 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.

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What other names does germinated rice have on a label?

In English germinated rice can also read “sprouted rice”. On European labels it is “riz germé” in French, “riso germogliato” in Italian and “kiełki ryżu” in Polish. One more language is listed below.

In Englishsprouted rice
French
riz germé
Italian
riso germogliato
Polish
kiełki ryżu
Croatian
proklijala riža

Which foods contain germinated rice?

Open Food Facts lists germinated rice or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 144 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Italy.

  • Pasta, rice and flour20
  • Ready meals16
  • Biscuits and cakes8
  • Bread7
  • Unsweetened drinks7
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches7

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 93 · France 22 · Italy 14 · Spain 7.

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

What kind of ingredient is germinated rice?

Germinated rice is a kind of rice.

Kinds of germinated riceGerminated brown riceGerminated red riceGerminated black rice

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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: Germinated rice
  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

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