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Malted rye flakes on a food label: they contain gluten

Malted rye flakes are a kind of malt. They contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 120 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Do malted rye flakes contain an allergen?

Yes. Malted rye flakes are made from a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them. In the US they are 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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Are malted rye flakes vegan?

Yes. Malted rye flakes are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 youThey are made from a cereal containing gluten.

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What other names do malted rye flakes have on a label?

On European labels they are “flocons de seigle malté” in French, “fiocchi di segale maltati” in Italian and “roggemoutvlokken” in Dutch. One more language is listed below.

French
flocons de seigle malté
Italian
fiocchi di segale maltati
Dutch
roggemoutvlokken
Croatian
sladne ražene pahuljice

Which foods contain malted rye flakes?

Open Food Facts lists malted rye flakes in the ingredients of 120 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sandwiches and bread. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and the United States.

  • Biscuits and cakes35
  • Sandwiches31
  • Bread22
  • Pasta, rice and flour6
  • Ready meals6
  • Savoury snacks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 105 · United Kingdom 9 · United States 6 · Belgium 6.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where malted rye flakes turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are malted rye flakes?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, malted rye flakes sit under malt and rye flakes.

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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: Malted rye flakes
  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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