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Pearled farro on a food label: it contains gluten

Pearled farro is a kind of spelt. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 89 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does pearled farro contain an allergen?

Yes. Pearled farro is made from wheat, a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it, and US labels must name wheat.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Cereals containing glutenPartlyWheat onlyRequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasanRequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt

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Is pearled farro vegan?

Yes. Pearled farro 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 pearled farro have on a label?

On European labels it is “épeautre perlé” in French, “farro perlato” in Italian and “biserni farro” in Croatian.

French
épeautre perlé
Italian
farro perlato
Croatian
biserni farro

Which foods contain pearled farro?

Open Food Facts lists pearled farro in the ingredients of 89 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and soups. Most of them are sold in Italy, France and the United States.

  • Pasta, rice and flour27
  • Ready meals18
  • Soups17
  • Beans and pulses8
  • Plant-based drinks1
  • Cereals and potatoes1

Products with it, by country of sale: Italy 71 · France 18 · United States 7 · Canada 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is pearled farro?

Pearled farro is a kind of spelt.

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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: Pearled farro
  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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