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Rye malt extract on a food label: it contains gluten

Rye malt extract is a kind of rye malt. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 26 products, most often in bread.

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Does rye malt extract contain an allergen?

Yes. Rye malt extract 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 malt extract vegan?

Yes. Rye malt extract 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 malt extract have on a label?

On European labels it is “Roggenmalzextrakt” in German, “estratto di malto di segale” in Italian and “ruismallasuute” in Finnish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

German
Roggenmalzextrakt
Italian
estratto di malto di segale
Finnish
ruismallasuute
Hungarian
rozsmaláta kivonat
Croatian
ekstrakt raženog slada

Which foods contain rye malt extract?

Open Food Facts lists rye malt extract in the ingredients of 26 products, most often bread, sweetened drinks and ice cream. Most of them are sold in Germany, Finland and France.

  • Bread19
  • Sweetened drinks3
  • Ice cream1
  • Pasta, rice and flour1

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 14 · Finland 5 · France 3 · United Kingdom 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is rye malt extract?

Rye malt extract is a kind of rye malt.

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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 malt extract
  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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