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Whole rye sourdough on a food label: it contains gluten
Whole rye sourdough is a kind of rye sourdough. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 65 products, most often in bread.
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Whole rye sourdough=gluten
Does whole rye sourdough contain an allergen?
Yes. Whole rye sourdough is made from a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. In the US it is not a listed allergen, because US labels name wheat only.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals containing gluten | PartlyWheat only | RequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasan | RequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt |
Is whole rye sourdough vegan?
It depends on the make. Some kinds of whole rye sourdough are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does whole rye sourdough have on a label?
On European labels it is “Roggenvollkornsauerteig” in German, “pasta madre di segale integrale” in Italian and “surdeg av fullkornsrågmjöl” in Swedish. The other 3 languages are listed below.
- German
- Roggenvollkornsauerteig
- Italian
- pasta madre di segale integrale
- Swedish
- surdeg av fullkornsrågmjöl, surdeg av fullkornsrågmöl
- Danish
- fuldkornsrugsurdej
- Finnish
- täysjyväruistaikinajuuri
- Croatian
- cijelo raženo kiselo tijesto
Which foods contain whole rye sourdough?
Open Food Facts lists whole rye sourdough or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 65 products, most often bread, pizzas, pies and quiches and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 25 · Sweden 21 · United Kingdom 9 · France 5.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where whole rye sourdough turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is whole rye sourdough?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, whole rye sourdough sits under rye sourdough and wholemeal rye.
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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 rye sourdough
- 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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