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Ingredient dictionary

Wheat germ on a food label: it contains gluten

Wheat germ is a kind of wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,308 products, most often in bread. Per 100 g: about 368 kcal and 27 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20268 sourcesHow we check

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Does wheat germ contain an allergen?

Yes. Wheat germ 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

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Is wheat germ vegan?

Yes. Wheat germ 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 wheat germ have on a label?

In English wheat germ can also read “wheatgerm”. On European labels it is “germe de blé” in French, “Weizenkeime” in German and “germen de trigo” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishwheatgerm

French: germe de blé, germes de blé
German: Weizenkeime
Spanish: germen de trigo
Italian: germe di frumento, germi di frumento
Dutch: tarwekiem
Portuguese: gérmen de trigo
Polish: kielki pszenicy
Swedish: vetegroddar
Norwegian: hvetekim
Finnish: vehnänalkio, vehnänalkiot
Hungarian: búzacsíra
Romanian: germeni de grâu
Croatian: pšenična trava

Which foods contain wheat germ?

Open Food Facts lists wheat germ in the ingredients of 2,308 products, most often bread, biscuits and cakes and breakfast cereals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Switzerland.

Bread530
Biscuits and cakes430
Breakfast cereals284
Pasta, rice and flour138
Sandwiches85
Milk and yoghurt75

Products with it, by country of sale: France 776 · United States 727 · Switzerland 195 · Germany 184.

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

How many calories are in wheat germ?

Wheat germ has about 368 kcal per 100 g, with 27 g protein, 35 g carbohydrate and 9.5 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Wheat germ” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

368kcal per 100 g

27g protein

35g carbohydrate

9.5g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 10 g, saturated fat 1.8 g, fibre 16 g, salt 0.02 g, energy 1,540 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 9660. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is wheat germ?

Wheat germ is a kind of wheat.

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