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

Whole grain durum wheat is a kind of durum wheat. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 301 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does whole grain durum wheat contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole grain durum wheat 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 grain durum wheat vegan?

Yes. Whole grain durum wheat 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 grain durum wheat have on a label?

On European labels it is “blé dur complet” in French, “Hartweizenvollkorn” in German and “grano duro integrale” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
blé dur complet
German
Hartweizenvollkorn, Hartweizen-Vollkorn
Italian
grano duro integrale
Swedish
fullkornsdurumvete, fullkorms durumvete
Finnish
täysjyvädurumvehnä
Croatian
durum pšenice

Which foods contain whole grain durum wheat?

Open Food Facts lists whole grain durum wheat in the ingredients of 301 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, ready meals and bread. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Pasta, rice and flour207
  • Ready meals16
  • Bread5
  • Biscuits and cakes3
  • Vegetables1
  • Cereals and potatoes1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 262 · France 21 · Germany 6 · United Kingdom 4.

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

What kind of ingredient is whole grain durum wheat?

Whole grain durum wheat is a kind of durum wheat.

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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 grain durum wheat
  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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