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Malt vinegar on a food label: it contains gluten

Malt vinegar is a kind of vinegar. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,227 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does malt vinegar contain an allergen?

Yes. Malt vinegar is made from a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. In the US it is not a listed allergen, because US labels name wheat only.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Cereals containing glutenPartlyWheat onlyRequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasanRequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt

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Is malt vinegar vegan?

Yes. Malt vinegar 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 malt vinegar have on a label?

On European labels it is “vinaigre de malt” in French, “Malzessig” in German and “vinagre de malta” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

French
vinaigre de malt
German
Malzessig
Spanish
vinagre de malta
Italian
aceto di malto
Dutch
Moutazijn
Portuguese
Vinagre de malte
Polish
ocet słodowy, ocet ze słodu
Swedish
maltvinäger
Finnish
mallasetikka
Hungarian
malátaecet
Croatian
sladni ocat

Which foods contain malt vinegar?

Open Food Facts lists malt vinegar or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,227 products, most often dressings and sauces, savoury snacks and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.

  • Dressings and sauces397
  • Savoury snacks110
  • Ready meals104
  • Salty and fatty foods44
  • Sandwiches40
  • Vegetables19

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 530 · France 303 · United States 199 · Germany 101.

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

What kind of ingredient is malt vinegar?

Malt vinegar is a kind of vinegar.

Kinds of malt vinegarBarley malt vinegar

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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: Malt vinegar
  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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