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Malted rye flour on a food label: it contains gluten

Malted rye flour is a kind of malt. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 59 products, most often in bread.

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Does malted rye flour contain an allergen?

Yes. Malted rye flour 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 malted rye flour vegan?

Yes. Malted rye 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.
Coeliac or gluten-freeNot for youIt is made from a cereal containing gluten.

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What other names does malted rye flour have on a label?

On European labels it is “farina di segale maltata” in Italian, “mąka ze słodu żytniego” in Polish and “sladno raženo brašno” in Croatian.

Italian
farina di segale maltata
Polish
mąka ze słodu żytniego, mąka słodowa żytnia
Croatian
sladno raženo brašno

Which foods contain malted rye flour?

Open Food Facts lists malted rye flour in the ingredients of 59 products, most often bread, pastries and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

  • Bread30
  • Pastries13
  • Sandwiches1
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1
  • Cereals and potatoes1
  • Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 27 · United Kingdom 19 · Canada 3 · Ireland 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is malted rye flour?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, malted rye flour sits under malt and rye flour.

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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: Malted rye 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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