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Oat grain on a food label: it contains gluten

Oat grain is a kind of oat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 115 products, most often in bread.

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Does oat grain contain an allergen?

Yes. Oat grain 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 oat grain vegan?

Yes. Oat grain 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 oat grain have on a label?

On European labels it is “grains d'avoine” in French, “Haferkerne” in German and “granos de avena” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
grains d'avoine
German
Haferkerne
Spanish
granos de avena
Italian
avena in grani
Swedish
havre korn
Finnish
kauranjyvä, kauranjyviä
Croatian
zobena prekrup

Which foods contain oat grain?

Open Food Facts lists oat grain in the ingredients of 115 products, most often bread, sandwiches and breakfast cereals. Most of them are sold in Germany, the United States and France.

  • Bread47
  • Sandwiches22
  • Breakfast cereals10
  • Pasta, rice and flour8
  • Biscuits and cakes8
  • Savoury snacks2

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 46 · United States 38 · France 12 · Mexico 8.

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

What kind of ingredient is oat grain?

Oat grain is a kind of oat.

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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: Oat grain
  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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