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Inflated spelt on a food label: it contains gluten

Inflated spelt is a kind of spelt. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 67 products, most often in breakfast cereals.

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Does inflated spelt contain an allergen?

Yes. Inflated spelt 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 inflated spelt vegan?

Yes. Inflated spelt 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 inflated spelt have on a label?

On European labels it is “Dinkelweizen gepufft” in German, “espelta inflada” in Spanish and “farro gonfiato” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

German
Dinkelweizen gepufft, Dinkel gepufft
Spanish
espelta inflada
Italian
farro gonfiato
Croatian
napuhan pir

Which foods contain inflated spelt?

Open Food Facts lists inflated spelt in the ingredients of 67 products, most often breakfast cereals, bread and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Austria.

  • Breakfast cereals47
  • Bread11
  • Biscuits and cakes1

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 60 · France 14 · Austria 5 · Spain 4.

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

What kind of ingredient is inflated spelt?

Inflated spelt is a kind of spelt.

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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: Inflated spelt
  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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