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Lupin flour on a food label: it contains lupin

Lupin flour is a kind of flour. It contains lupin, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 647 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does lupin flour contain an allergen?

Yes. Lupin flour contains lupin: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
LupinNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is lupin flour vegan?

Yes. Lupin flour 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.
Lupin allergyNot for youIt contains lupin.

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What other names does lupin flour have on a label?

In English lupin flour can also read “lupine flour”. On European labels it is “farine de lupin” in French, “Lupinenmehl” in German and “harina de altramuz” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

In Englishlupine flour
French
farine de lupin
German
Lupinenmehl, Süßlupinenmehl
Spanish
harina de altramuz
Italian
farina di lupino
Dutch
lupinemeel
Finnish
lupiinijauho
Czech
mouka z vičího bobu
Hungarian
csillagfürtliszt
Croatian
brašno od lupine

Which foods contain lupin flour?

Open Food Facts lists lupin flour in the ingredients of 647 products, most often biscuits and cakes, bread and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

  • Biscuits and cakes240
  • Bread91
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches23
  • Pasta, rice and flour21
  • Sweets17
  • Dressings and sauces15

Products with it, by country of sale: France 274 · Germany 217 · Netherlands 61 · United States 50.

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

What kind of ingredient is lupin flour?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, lupin flour sits under flour and lupin bean.

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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: Lupin flour
  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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