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Puffed wheat on a food label: it contains gluten

Puffed wheat is a kind of wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 98 products, most often in breakfast cereals.

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Does puffed wheat contain an allergen?

Yes. Puffed wheat 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 puffed wheat vegan?

Yes. Puffed wheat 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 puffed wheat have on a label?

On European labels it is “blé soufflé” in French, “Weizenpops” in German and “frumento soffiato” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

French
blé soufflé
German
Weizenpops
Italian
frumento soffiato
Croatian
nabujala pšenica

Which foods contain puffed wheat?

Open Food Facts lists puffed wheat in the ingredients of 98 products, most often breakfast cereals, biscuits and cakes and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Italy.

  • Breakfast cereals46
  • Biscuits and cakes18
  • Pasta, rice and flour12
  • Sandwiches3
  • Fats and spreads1
  • Sweets1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 35 · United States 16 · Italy 15 · New Zealand 13.

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

What kind of ingredient is puffed wheat?

Puffed wheat is a kind of wheat.

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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: Puffed wheat
  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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