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Spelt bran on a food label: it contains gluten

Spelt bran is a kind of spelt. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 44 products, most often in bread.

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Does spelt bran contain an allergen?

Yes. Spelt bran 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 spelt bran vegan?

Yes. Spelt bran 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 spelt bran have on a label?

On European labels it is “dinkelkleie” in German, “crusca di farro” in Italian and “speltzemelen” in Dutch. The other 3 languages are listed below.

German
dinkelkleie
Italian
crusca di farro
Dutch
speltzemelen
Swedish
dinkelkli
Finnish
spelttilese
Croatian
mekinje od pira

Which foods contain spelt bran?

Open Food Facts lists spelt bran in the ingredients of 44 products, most often bread, biscuits and cakes and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in Germany, the United States and Italy.

  • Bread24
  • Biscuits and cakes7
  • Pasta, rice and flour4
  • Savoury snacks1
  • Cereals and potatoes1

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 29 · United States 5 · Italy 4 · France 4.

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

What kind of ingredient is spelt bran?

Spelt bran is a kind of spelt.

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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: Spelt bran
  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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