Ingredient dictionary
Textured wheat protein on a food label: it contains gluten
Textured wheat protein is a kind of wheat protein. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 497 products, most often in ready meals.
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Does textured wheat protein contain an allergen?
Yes. Textured wheat protein 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.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals containing gluten | PartlyWheat only | RequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasan | RequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt |
Is textured wheat protein vegan?
Yes. Textured wheat protein is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does textured wheat protein have on a label?
In English textured wheat protein can also read “textured wheat gluten”. On European labels it is “protéines de blé texturées” in French, “Texturiertes Weizenprotein” in German and “proteína de trigo texturizada” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.
- French
- protéines de blé texturées
- German
- Texturiertes Weizenprotein
- Spanish
- proteína de trigo texturizada
- Italian
- proteine del grano testurizzate
- Dutch
- getextuurd tarwe-eiwit, getextureerd tarwe-eiwit
- Polish
- teksturat białek pszenicy, teksturowane białko pszenne
- Danish
- textureret hvedeprotein
- Croatian
- teksturirani pšenični protein
Which foods contain textured wheat protein?
Open Food Facts lists textured wheat protein in the ingredients of 497 products, most often ready meals, meat and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 161 · United States 106 · Germany 96 · Poland 58.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where textured wheat protein turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is textured wheat protein?
Textured wheat protein is a kind of wheat protein.
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- Open Food Facts: Textured wheat protein
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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