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Sprouted spelt on a food label: it contains gluten

Sprouted spelt is a kind of spelt. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 70 products, most often in bread.

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Does sprouted spelt contain an allergen?

Yes. Sprouted spelt 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 sprouted spelt vegan?

Yes. Sprouted spelt 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 spelt have on a label?

On European labels it is “Dinkel-Sprossen” in German, “farro germogliato” in Italian and “kiełki orkiszu” in Polish. One more language is listed below.

German
Dinkel-Sprossen, Dinkel Sprossen
Italian
farro germogliato
Polish
kiełki orkiszu
Croatian
proklijala pir

Which foods contain sprouted spelt?

Open Food Facts lists sprouted spelt in the ingredients of 70 products, most often bread, pasta, rice and flour and breakfast cereals. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and Mexico.

  • Bread30
  • Pasta, rice and flour14
  • Breakfast cereals6
  • Biscuits and cakes6
  • Pastries1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 67 · United Kingdom 4 · Mexico 3 · Panama 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is sprouted spelt?

Sprouted spelt is a kind of spelt.

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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: Sprouted spelt
  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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