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Hydrolyzed wheat gluten on a food label: it contains gluten

Hydrolyzed wheat gluten is a kind of wheat gluten. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 296 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does hydrolyzed wheat gluten contain an allergen?

Yes. Hydrolyzed wheat gluten 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 hydrolyzed wheat gluten vegan?

Yes. Hydrolyzed wheat gluten 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 hydrolyzed wheat gluten have on a label?

In English hydrolyzed wheat gluten can also read “hydrolysed wheat gluten”.

In Englishhydrolysed wheat gluten

Which foods contain hydrolyzed wheat gluten?

Open Food Facts lists hydrolyzed wheat gluten in the ingredients of 296 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and bread. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Canada.

  • Ready meals80
  • Dressings and sauces26
  • Bread20
  • Sweets15
  • Sandwiches14
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches12

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 284 · France 5 · Canada 4 · Bolivia 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is hydrolyzed wheat gluten?

Hydrolyzed wheat gluten is a kind of wheat gluten.

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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: Hydrolyzed wheat gluten
  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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