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Wheat cakes on a food label: they contain gluten

Wheat cakes contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Open Food Facts finds them in 224 products, most often in sandwiches.

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Do wheat cakes contain an allergen?

Yes. Wheat cakes are made from wheat, a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them, and US labels must name wheat. They are made to a recipe, so any other allergen in them must be named on the label too.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
Cereals containing glutenPartlyWheat onlyRequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasanRequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt

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Are wheat cakes vegan?

Coeliac or gluten-freeNot for youThey are made from a cereal containing gluten.

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What other names do wheat cakes have on a label?

On European labels they are “galette de blé” in French, “Weizenfladen” in German and “torte di grano” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

French
galette de blé
German
Weizenfladen
Italian
torte di grano
Croatian
pšenične pogače

Which foods contain wheat cakes?

Open Food Facts lists wheat cakes in the ingredients of 224 products, most often sandwiches, savoury snacks and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Austria.

  • Sandwiches92
  • Savoury snacks45
  • Ready meals14
  • Bread6
  • Biscuits and cakes4

Products with it, by country of sale: France 163 · Germany 41 · Austria 7 · United States 5.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where wheat cakes turn up, not how much of the market they are.

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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: Wheat cakes
  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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