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Wheat groats on a food label: they contain gluten

Wheat groats are a kind of wheat. They contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 142 products, most often in ready meals.

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Do wheat groats contain an allergen?

Yes. Wheat groats 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.

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

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Are wheat groats vegan?

Yes. Wheat groats are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 youThey are made from a cereal containing gluten.

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What other names do wheat groats have on a label?

On European labels they are “gruau de blé” in French, “Weizengraupen” in German and “semola di grano” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
gruau de blé
German
Weizengraupen
Italian
semola di grano
Swedish
vetekross
Finnish
vehnärouhe
Croatian
pšenična krupica

Which foods contain wheat groats?

Open Food Facts lists wheat groats in the ingredients of 142 products, most often ready meals, processed meat and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in Poland, Croatia and Italy.

  • Ready meals38
  • Processed meat20
  • Pasta, rice and flour16
  • Breakfast cereals10
  • Biscuits and cakes6
  • Sandwiches5

Products with it, by country of sale: Poland 79 · Croatia 18 · Italy 16 · France 14.

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

What kind of ingredient are wheat groats?

Wheat groats are a kind of wheat.

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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 groats
  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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