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Seitan on a food label: it contains gluten

Seitan is a kind of wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 280 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour. Per 100 g: about 134 kcal and 21 g protein.

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Does seitan contain an allergen?

Yes. Seitan 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 seitan vegan?

Yes. Seitan 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 seitan have on a label?

On European labels it is “szejtán” in Hungarian, “sejtan” in Croatian and “Buğday gluteni” in Turkish.

Hungarian
szejtán, búzahús
Croatian
sejtan
Turkish
Buğday gluteni

Which foods contain seitan?

Open Food Facts lists seitan in the ingredients of 280 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and processed meat. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Spain.

  • Pasta, rice and flour80
  • Ready meals24
  • Processed meat7
  • Sandwiches7
  • Dressings and sauces6
  • Biscuits and cakes4

Products with it, by country of sale: France 103 · Germany 97 · Spain 48 · Switzerland 17.

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

How many calories are in seitan?

Seitan has about 134 kcal per 100 g, with 21 g protein, 6.7 g carbohydrate and 2.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Seitan, prepacked” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

134kcal per 100 g
21g protein
6.7g carbohydrate
2.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.8 g, saturated fat 0.4 g, fibre 0.9 g, salt 1.13 g, energy 566 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 25598. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is seitan?

Seitan 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: Seitan
  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. ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
  5. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  6. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  7. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
  8. Wikipedia: Wheat gluten (food)

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