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Sifted rye flour on a food label: it contains gluten

Sifted rye flour is a kind of rye flour. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 71 products, most often in bread.

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Does sifted rye flour contain an allergen?

Yes. Sifted rye flour 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 sifted rye flour vegan?

Yes. Sifted rye 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 sifted rye flour have on a label?

On European labels it is “gesiebtes Roggenmehl” in German, “farina di segale setacciata” in Italian and “siktat rågmjöl” in Swedish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

German
gesiebtes Roggenmehl, Roggenmehl gesiebt
Italian
farina di segale setacciata
Swedish
siktat rågmjöl, rågsiktmjöl
Danish
sigtet rugmel
Finnish
lestyruisjauho, ruissihtijauho
Croatian
prosijano raženo brašno

Which foods contain sifted rye flour?

Open Food Facts lists sifted rye flour in the ingredients of 71 products, most often bread, pasta, rice and flour and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in Sweden, Denmark and France.

  • Bread60
  • Pasta, rice and flour2
  • Sandwiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: Sweden 33 · Denmark 23 · France 15 · Finland 8.

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

What kind of ingredient is sifted rye flour?

Sifted rye flour is a kind of rye 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: Sifted rye 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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