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Wheat protein on a food label: it contains gluten

Wheat protein is a kind of plant protein. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 6,982 products, most often in bread.

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Does wheat protein contain an allergen?

Yes. Wheat protein 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 protein vegan?

Yes. Wheat protein 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 protein have on a label?

On European labels it is “protéine de blé” in French, “Weizenprotein” in German and “Proteina de trigo” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

French
protéine de blé, protéines de blé
German
Weizenprotein, Weizeneiweiß
Spanish
Proteina de trigo
Italian
proteine del grano
Dutch
tarwe-eiwit, tarwe-eiwitten
Portuguese
proteína de trigo
Polish
białko pszenne, białko pszenicy
Swedish
veteprotein
Finnish
vehnäproteiini
Czech
pšeničná bílkovina, pšeničná bilkovina
Hungarian
búzafehérje
Croatian
protein pšenice

Which foods contain wheat protein?

Open Food Facts lists wheat protein or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 6,982 products, most often bread, ready meals and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

  • Bread851
  • Ready meals695
  • Biscuits and cakes680
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches291
  • Sandwiches252
  • Pasta, rice and flour248

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,870 · United States 1,866 · Germany 1,254 · Switzerland 724.

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

What kind of ingredient is wheat protein?

Wheat protein is a kind of plant protein.

Kinds of wheat proteinWheat protein isolateTextured wheat proteinHydrolyzed wheat proteinRehydrated wheat protein

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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 protein
  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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