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Whole grain rye flakes on a food label: they contain gluten

Whole grain rye flakes are one of the rye flakes. They contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 191 products, most often in breakfast cereals.

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Do whole grain rye flakes contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole grain rye flakes are made from a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them. In the US they are not a listed allergen, because US labels name wheat only.

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

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Are whole grain rye flakes vegan?

Yes. Whole grain rye flakes 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 whole grain rye flakes have on a label?

In English whole grain rye flakes can also read “wholemeal rye flakes”. On European labels they are “flocons de seigle complet” in French, “Vollkorn-Roggenflocken” in German and “copos integrales de centeno” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

In Englishwholemeal rye flakes
French
flocons de seigle complet
German
Vollkorn-Roggenflocken, Roggenvollkornflocken
Spanish
copos integrales de centeno
Italian
fiocchi di segale integrali
Portuguese
flocos integrais de centeio
Polish
płatki żytnie pełnoziarniste
Finnish
täysjyväruishiutale
Croatian
pahuljice raži od cijelog zrna, integralne ražene pahuljice

Which foods contain whole grain rye flakes?

Open Food Facts lists whole grain rye flakes in the ingredients of 191 products, most often breakfast cereals, bread and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Switzerland.

  • Breakfast cereals158
  • Bread18
  • Biscuits and cakes5

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 98 · France 83 · Switzerland 7 · United States 6.

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

What kind of ingredient are whole grain rye flakes?

Whole grain rye flakes are one of the rye flakes.

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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 rye flakes
  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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