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Superior quality durum wheat semolina on a food label: it contains gluten

Superior quality durum wheat semolina is a kind of durum wheat semolina. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,311 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does superior quality durum wheat semolina contain an allergen?

Yes. Superior quality durum wheat semolina 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 superior quality durum wheat semolina vegan?

Yes. Superior quality durum wheat semolina 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 superior quality durum wheat semolina have on a label?

On European labels it is “semoule de blé dur de qualité supérieure” in French, “hochwertiger Hartweizengrieß” in German and “sémola de trigo duro de calidad superior” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
semoule de blé dur de qualité supérieure, semoule supérieure de blé dur
German
hochwertiger Hartweizengrieß
Spanish
sémola de trigo duro de calidad superior
Italian
semola di grano duro di qualità superiore
Dutch
durumtarwegriesmeel van hoge kwaliteit
Portuguese
sêmola de trigo rijo de qualidade superior
Croatian
griz od durum pšenice vrhunske kvalitete

Which foods contain superior quality durum wheat semolina?

Open Food Facts lists superior quality durum wheat semolina in the ingredients of 2,311 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and potatoes. Most of them are sold in France, Italy and Germany.

  • Pasta, rice and flour1,870
  • Ready meals196
  • Potatoes35
  • Cereals and potatoes3
  • Meat2
  • Offal1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2,281 · Italy 80 · Germany 56 · Spain 46.

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

What kind of ingredient is superior quality durum wheat semolina?

Superior quality durum wheat semolina is a kind of durum wheat semolina.

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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: Superior quality durum wheat semolina
  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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