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Whole grain spelt flakes on a food label: they contain gluten
Whole grain spelt flakes are one of the spelt flakes. They contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 250 products, most often in breakfast cereals.
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Do whole grain spelt flakes contain an allergen?
Yes. Whole grain spelt flakes are made from wheat, a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them, and US labels must name wheat.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals containing gluten | PartlyWheat only | RequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasan | RequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt |
Are whole grain spelt flakes vegan?
Yes. Whole grain spelt flakes are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.
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What other names do whole grain spelt flakes have on a label?
On European labels they are “flocons d'épeautre complet” in French, “Dinkelvollkornflocken” in German and “fiocchi di farro integrale” in Italian. The other 4 languages are listed below.
- French
- flocons d'épeautre complet
- German
- Dinkelvollkornflocken, Dinkelvollkornschrot
- Italian
- fiocchi di farro integrale
- Polish
- płatki orkiszowe pełnoziarniste
- Swedish
- fullkornsdinkelveteflingor
- Finnish
- täysjyväspelttivehnähiutale
- Croatian
- pahuljice od pira u cijelom zrnu
Which foods contain whole grain spelt flakes?
Open Food Facts lists whole grain spelt flakes in the ingredients of 250 products, most often breakfast cereals, bread and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Switzerland.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 152 · France 83 · Switzerland 38 · Belgium 14.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where whole grain spelt flakes turn up, not how much of the market they are.
What kind of ingredient are whole grain spelt flakes?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, whole grain spelt flakes sit under spelt flakes and whole spelt.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Whole grain spelt flakes
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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