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Malt on a food label: it contains gluten

Malt is a kind of cereal. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 38,720 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does malt contain an allergen?

Yes. Malt 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 vegan?

Yes. Malt 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 have on a label?

On European labels it is “malts” in French, “Malz” in German and “Malta” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

French
malts
German
Malz
Spanish
Malta
Italian
malto
Dutch
mout
Portuguese
Malte
Polish
Słód, słodu
Finnish
Mallas
Czech
Slad
Hungarian
maláta
Croatian
slad, slada

Which foods contain malt?

Open Food Facts lists malt or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 38,720 products, most often biscuits and cakes, alcoholic drinks and bread. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Biscuits and cakes5,038
  • Alcoholic drinks4,925
  • Bread4,019
  • Breakfast cereals3,905
  • Sweets2,094
  • Savoury snacks1,313

Products with it, by country of sale: France 12,783 · United States 9,222 · Germany 5,256 · United Kingdom 2,429.

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

What kind of ingredient is malt?

Malt is a kind of cereal.

Kinds of maltMalted barleyMalt extractWheat maltRye maltMalted rye flakesCorn maltMalted wholemeal rye flourMalted rye flourExtract of corn maltCaramel maltOat maltMunich maltMalted wholemeal rye flakes

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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: Malt
  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)
  7. Wikipedia: Malt

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