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Rye malt on a food label: it contains gluten

Rye malt is a kind of malt. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 396 products, most often in bread.

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Does rye malt contain an allergen?

Yes. Rye malt 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 vegan?

Yes. Rye malt 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 have on a label?

In English rye malt can also read “malta de centeno”. On European labels it is “malt de seigle” in French, “Roggenmalz” in German and “malto di segale” in Italian. The other 6 languages are listed below.

In Englishmalta de centeno
French
malt de seigle
German
Roggenmalz
Italian
malto di segale
Dutch
roggemout
Polish
słód żytni
Swedish
rågmalt, malt av råg
Finnish
ruismallas
Hungarian
rozsmaláta
Croatian
raženi slad

Which foods contain rye malt?

Open Food Facts lists rye malt or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 396 products, most often bread, alcoholic drinks and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

  • Bread176
  • Alcoholic drinks44
  • Sweetened drinks23
  • Biscuits and cakes20
  • Savoury snacks7
  • Sandwiches7

Products with it, by country of sale: France 85 · Germany 61 · Netherlands 51 · Finland 51.

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

What kind of ingredient is rye malt?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, rye malt sits under malt and rye.

Kinds of rye maltRye malt extractFermented rye maltRye malt gristGround 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
  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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