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Rye flakes on a food label: they contain gluten

Rye flakes are a kind of rye. They contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 1,323 products, most often in breakfast cereals.

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Do rye flakes contain an allergen?

Yes. Rye flakes are made from a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them. In the US they are 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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Are rye flakes vegan?

Yes. Rye flakes are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 youThey are made from a cereal containing gluten.

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What other names do rye flakes have on a label?

On European labels they are “flocons de seigle” in French, “Roggenflocken” in German and “copos de centeno” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

French
flocons de seigle
German
Roggenflocken
Spanish
copos de centeno
Italian
fiocchi di segale
Dutch
roggevlokken
Portuguese
flocos de centeio
Polish
płatki żytnie, płatków żytnich
Swedish
rågflingor
Danish
rugflager, ruggryn
Norwegian
rugflak
Finnish
ruishiutale
Hungarian
rozspehely
Romanian
fulgi de secară
Croatian
ražene pahuljice

Which foods contain rye flakes?

Open Food Facts lists rye flakes or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 1,323 products, most often breakfast cereals, bread and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Breakfast cereals411
  • Bread342
  • Biscuits and cakes233
  • Sandwiches73
  • Pasta, rice and flour28
  • Ready meals15

Products with it, by country of sale: France 494 · United States 307 · Germany 251 · United Kingdom 54.

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

What kind of ingredient are rye flakes?

Rye flakes are a kind of rye.

Kinds of rye flakesWhole grain rye flakesMalted rye flakes

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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 flakes
  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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