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Sprouted barley on a food label: it contains gluten

Sprouted barley is a kind of barley. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 86 products, most often in bread.

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Does sprouted barley contain an allergen?

Yes. Sprouted barley 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 sprouted barley vegan?

Yes. Sprouted barley 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 sprouted barley have on a label?

On European labels it is “orge germée” in French, “gekeimte Gerste” in German and “cebada germinada” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

French
orge germée
German
gekeimte Gerste
Spanish
cebada germinada
Italian
orzo germogliato
Dutch
gekiemde gerst
Portuguese
cevada germinada
Polish
jęczmień kiełkowany, kiełki jęczmienia
Danish
spiret byg
Finnish
idätetty ohra
Hungarian
csíráztatott árpa
Croatian
proklijali ječam

Which foods contain sprouted barley?

Open Food Facts lists sprouted barley in the ingredients of 86 products, most often bread, pasta, rice and flour and breakfast cereals. Most of them are sold in the United States, Canada and France.

  • Bread39
  • Pasta, rice and flour11
  • Breakfast cereals6
  • Biscuits and cakes2
  • Savoury snacks2
  • Pastries1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 75 · Canada 6 · France 5 · Mexico 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is sprouted barley?

Sprouted barley is a kind of barley.

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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: Sprouted barley
  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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