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Pregelatinized rye flour on a food label: it contains gluten

Pregelatinized rye flour is a kind of rye flour. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan.

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Does pregelatinized rye flour contain an allergen?

Yes. Pregelatinized 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 pregelatinized rye flour vegan?

Yes. Pregelatinized 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 pregelatinized rye flour have on a label?

On European labels it is “Roggenquellmehl” in German, “farina di segale pregelatinizzata” in Italian and “făină de secară pregelatinizată” in Romanian. One more language is listed below.

German
Roggenquellmehl
Italian
farina di segale pregelatinizzata
Romanian
făină de secară pregelatinizată
Croatian
prethodno želatinizirano raženo brašno

Which foods contain pregelatinized rye flour?

Open Food Facts lists pregelatinized rye flour in the ingredients of 16 products, most often bread, sandwiches and pastries. Most of them are sold in Austria, Germany and the United States.

  • Bread7
  • Sandwiches6
  • Pastries1

Products with it, by country of sale: Austria 5 · Germany 5 · United States 3 · Romania 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is pregelatinized rye flour?

Pregelatinized rye flour is a kind of 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: Pregelatinized 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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