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Pregelatinized wheat starch on a food label: it contains gluten

Pregelatinized wheat starch is a kind of wheat starch. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 49 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does pregelatinized wheat starch contain an allergen?

Yes. Pregelatinized wheat starch 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 pregelatinized wheat starch vegan?

Yes. Pregelatinized wheat starch 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 wheat starch have on a label?

On European labels it is “amidon de blé prégélatinisé” in French, “Weizenquellstärke” in German and “amido di frumento pregelatinizzato” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

French
amidon de blé prégélatinisé
German
Weizenquellstärke
Italian
amido di frumento pregelatinizzato
Croatian
preželatinizirani pšenični škrob

Which foods contain pregelatinized wheat starch?

Open Food Facts lists pregelatinized wheat starch in the ingredients of 49 products, most often biscuits and cakes, pizzas, pies and quiches and bread. Most of them are sold in Germany, Austria and the United States.

  • Biscuits and cakes12
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches12
  • Bread3
  • Ready meals2
  • Pasta, rice and flour1
  • Fish and seafood1

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 26 · Austria 9 · United States 8 · France 8.

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

What kind of ingredient is pregelatinized wheat starch?

Pregelatinized wheat starch is a kind of wheat starch.

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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: Pregelatinized wheat starch
  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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