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Wheat grain on a food label: it contains gluten

Wheat grain is a kind of wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 189 products, most often in bread.

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Does wheat grain contain an allergen?

Yes. Wheat grain 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 wheat grain vegan?

Yes. Wheat grain 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 grain have on a label?

On European labels it is “grains de blé” in French, “weizenkörner” in German and “grano de trigo” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
grains de blé
German
weizenkörner
Spanish
grano de trigo
Swedish
vetekorn
Finnish
vehjänjyvä, vehnänjyvät
Croatian
zrno pšenice

Which foods contain wheat grain?

Open Food Facts lists wheat grain or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 189 products, most often bread, sandwiches and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Bread48
  • Sandwiches30
  • Pasta, rice and flour23
  • Breakfast cereals13
  • Biscuits and cakes12
  • Ready meals10

Products with it, by country of sale: France 61 · United States 36 · Germany 25 · Mexico 22.

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

What kind of ingredient is wheat grain?

Wheat grain is a kind of wheat.

Kinds of wheat grainWhole wheat kernels

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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 grain
  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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