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Wheat stalk fiber on a food label: it contains gluten

Wheat stalk fiber is a kind of wheat fiber. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 45 products, most often in bread.

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Does wheat stalk fiber contain an allergen?

Yes. Wheat stalk fiber 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 stalk fiber vegan?

Yes. Wheat stalk fiber 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 stalk fiber have on a label?

On European labels it is “Weizenhalmfaser” in German, “fibra di gambo di grano” in Italian and “vlakna stabljike pšenice” in Croatian.

German
Weizenhalmfaser
Italian
fibra di gambo di grano
Croatian
vlakna stabljike pšenice

Which foods contain wheat stalk fiber?

Open Food Facts lists wheat stalk fiber in the ingredients of 45 products, most often bread, biscuits and cakes and ice cream. Most of them are sold in Germany, the Czech Republic and Romania.

  • Bread3
  • Biscuits and cakes2
  • Ice cream2
  • Ready meals2
  • Savoury snacks1
  • Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 44 · Czech Republic 4 · Romania 3 · Ireland 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is wheat stalk fiber?

Wheat stalk fiber is a kind of wheat fiber.

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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 stalk fiber
  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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