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Semi-wholemeal wheat flour on a food label: it contains gluten

Semi-wholemeal wheat flour is a kind of semi-wholemeal flour. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 85 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does semi-wholemeal wheat flour contain an allergen?

Yes. Semi-wholemeal wheat flour 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 semi-wholemeal wheat flour vegan?

Yes. Semi-wholemeal wheat flour 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 semi-wholemeal wheat flour have on a label?

On European labels it is “farine de blé semi-complète” in French, “farina di frumento semi-integrale” in Italian and “pšenično poluintegralno brašno” in Croatian.

French
farine de blé semi-complète, farine de blé semi-complète
Italian
farina di frumento semi-integrale, farina semi-integrale di frumento
Croatian
pšenično poluintegralno brašno

Which foods contain semi-wholemeal wheat flour?

Open Food Facts lists semi-wholemeal wheat flour in the ingredients of 85 products, most often biscuits and cakes, bread and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, Switzerland and Morocco.

  • Biscuits and cakes39
  • Bread13
  • Pasta, rice and flour9
  • Ready meals3
  • Pastries1
  • Breakfast cereals1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 83 · Switzerland 3 · Morocco 2 · United States 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is semi-wholemeal wheat flour?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, semi-wholemeal wheat flour sits under semi-wholemeal flour and wheat flour.

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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: Semi-wholemeal wheat flour
  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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