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Spelt flakes on a food label: they contain gluten

Spelt flakes are a kind of spelt. They contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 315 products, most often in breakfast cereals.

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Do spelt flakes contain an allergen?

Yes. Spelt flakes are made from wheat, a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them, 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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Are spelt flakes vegan?

Yes. Spelt flakes are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 youThey are made from a cereal containing gluten.

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What other names do spelt flakes have on a label?

On European labels they are “speltflingor” in Swedish and “speltflager” in Danish.

Swedish
speltflingor, dinkelveteflingor
Danish
speltflager

Which foods contain spelt flakes?

Open Food Facts lists spelt flakes or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 315 products, most often breakfast cereals, bread and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Switzerland.

  • Breakfast cereals155
  • Bread75
  • Biscuits and cakes20
  • Savoury snacks10
  • Baby foods3
  • Ready meals3

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 157 · France 91 · Switzerland 40 · United States 33.

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

What kind of ingredient are spelt flakes?

Spelt flakes are a kind of spelt.

Kinds of spelt flakesWhole grain spelt flakes

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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 flakes
  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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