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Whole durum wheat semolina on a food label: it contains gluten

Whole durum wheat semolina is a kind of durum wheat semolina. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 707 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does whole durum wheat semolina contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole durum wheat semolina 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 whole durum wheat semolina vegan?

Yes. Whole durum wheat semolina 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 whole durum wheat semolina have on a label?

In English whole durum wheat semolina can also read “durum wholewheat semolina” or “Whole durum semolina”. On European labels it is “semoule de blé dur complète” in French, “Vollkorn-Hartweizengriß” in German and “sémola de trigo candeal integral” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

In Englishdurum wholewheat semolinaWhole durum semolina
French
semoule de blé dur complète, semoule complète de blé dur
German
Vollkorn-Hartweizengriß, Vollkorn-Hartweizengrieß
Spanish
sémola de trigo candeal integral
Italian
semola di grano duro integrale, semola integrale di grano duro
Dutch
volkoren griesmeel van harde tarwe
Portuguese
semola integral de trigo duro
Swedish
fullkornsdurumvetesemolina
Danish
fuldkorns durumhvede, Fuldkornsdurumhvede
Finnish
durum-täysjyvävehnäjauho
Hungarian
teljes kiőrlésű durumbúzadara, teljes kiőrlésű durum búzaliszt
Croatian
integralna krupica durum pšenice, integralne krupice durum pšenice

Which foods contain whole durum wheat semolina?

Open Food Facts lists whole durum wheat semolina or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 707 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and bread. Most of them are sold in France, Italy and Germany.

  • Pasta, rice and flour576
  • Ready meals56
  • Bread3
  • Dairy desserts2
  • Poultry1
  • Dressings and sauces1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 369 · Italy 122 · Germany 84 · United Kingdom 45.

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

What kind of ingredient is whole durum wheat semolina?

Whole durum wheat semolina is a kind of durum wheat semolina.

Kinds of whole durum wheat semolinaOrganic whole durum wheat semolina

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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: Whole durum wheat semolina
  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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