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Vital wheat gluten on a food label: it contains gluten

Vital wheat gluten is a kind of wheat gluten. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 3,150 products, most often in bread.

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Does vital wheat gluten contain an allergen?

Yes. Vital wheat gluten 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 vital wheat gluten vegan?

Yes. Vital wheat gluten 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 vital wheat gluten have on a label?

On European labels it is “gluten vital de blé” in French.

French
gluten vital de blé

Which foods contain vital wheat gluten?

Open Food Facts lists vital wheat gluten in the ingredients of 3,150 products, most often bread, biscuits and cakes and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, Canada and France.

  • Bread820
  • Biscuits and cakes766
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches158
  • Sandwiches123
  • Pasta, rice and flour111
  • Ready meals59

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3,057 · Canada 34 · France 32 · Singapore 10.

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

What kind of ingredient is vital wheat gluten?

Vital wheat gluten is a kind of wheat gluten.

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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: Vital wheat gluten
  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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