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Soft wheat on a food label: it contains gluten

Soft wheat is a kind of wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 216 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does soft wheat contain an allergen?

Yes. Soft wheat 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 soft wheat vegan?

Yes. Soft wheat 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 soft wheat have on a label?

In English soft wheat can also read “tender wheat”. On European labels it is “blé tendre” in French, “trigo blando” in Spanish and “grano tenero” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

In Englishtender wheat
French
blé tendre
Spanish
trigo blando
Italian
grano tenero
Croatian
meka pšenica

Which foods contain soft wheat?

Open Food Facts lists soft wheat or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 216 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, breakfast cereals and bread. Most of them are sold in France, Italy and the United States.

  • Pasta, rice and flour56
  • Breakfast cereals33
  • Bread24
  • Biscuits and cakes18
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches13
  • Savoury snacks8

Products with it, by country of sale: France 99 · Italy 85 · United States 24 · United Kingdom 14.

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

What kind of ingredient is soft wheat?

Soft wheat is a kind of wheat.

Kinds of soft wheatSoft white wheatSoft red winter 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: Soft wheat
  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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