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Rye fiber on a food label: it contains gluten

Rye fiber is a kind of vegetable fiber. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan.

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Does rye fiber contain an allergen?

Yes. Rye fiber 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 rye fiber vegan?

Yes. Rye fiber 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 rye fiber have on a label?

On European labels it is “Roggen-Ballaststoffe” in German, “fibra di segale” in Italian and “roggevezel” in Dutch. The other 3 languages are listed below.

German
Roggen-Ballaststoffe
Italian
fibra di segale
Dutch
roggevezel
Swedish
rågfiber
Finnish
ruiskuitu
Croatian
vlakna raži

Which foods contain rye fiber?

Open Food Facts lists rye fiber in the ingredients of 10 products, most often bread and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in Sweden, Lithuania and France.

  • Bread9
  • Sandwiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: Sweden 4 · Lithuania 3 · France 1 · Denmark 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is rye fiber?

Rye fiber is a kind of vegetable fiber.

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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: Rye fiber
  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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