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Malted wholemeal rye flour on a food label: it contains gluten

Malted wholemeal 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 91 products, most often in bread.

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Does malted wholemeal rye flour contain an allergen?

Yes. Malted wholemeal 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 wholemeal rye flour vegan?

Yes. Malted wholemeal 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 wholemeal rye flour have on a label?

On European labels it is “Gemahlenes Vollkornroggenmehl” in German, “farina di segale integrale maltata” in Italian and “mallastettu täysjyväruisjauho” in Finnish. One more language is listed below.

German
Gemahlenes Vollkornroggenmehl
Italian
farina di segale integrale maltata
Finnish
mallastettu täysjyväruisjauho
Croatian
sladno integralno raženo brašno

Which foods contain malted wholemeal rye flour?

Open Food Facts lists malted wholemeal rye flour or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 91 products, most often bread, biscuits and cakes and cereals and potatoes. Most of them are sold in Russia, Belarus and the Netherlands.

  • Bread71
  • Biscuits and cakes3
  • Cereals and potatoes1
  • Vegetables1

Products with it, by country of sale: Russia 81 · Belarus 2 · Netherlands 2 · Germany 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is malted wholemeal rye flour?

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

Kinds of malted wholemeal rye flourMalted wholemeal rye flakes and flour

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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 wholemeal 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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