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Whole spelt on a food label: it contains gluten

Whole spelt is a kind of spelt. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 426 products, most often in breakfast cereals.

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Does whole spelt contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole spelt 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 spelt vegan?

Yes. Whole spelt 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 spelt have on a label?

On European labels it is “Dinkelvollkorn” in German, “farro integrale” in Italian and “volkoren spelt” in Dutch. One more language is listed below.

German
Dinkelvollkorn
Italian
farro integrale
Dutch
volkoren spelt
Croatian
cijeli pir

Which foods contain whole spelt?

Open Food Facts lists whole spelt or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 426 products, most often breakfast cereals, bread and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Italy.

  • Breakfast cereals182
  • Bread62
  • Pasta, rice and flour36
  • Biscuits and cakes32
  • Savoury snacks11
  • Ready meals6

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 190 · France 96 · Italy 56 · Netherlands 44.

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

What kind of ingredient is whole spelt?

Whole spelt is a kind of spelt.

Kinds of whole speltWhole grain spelt flakesWhole spelt kernels

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Sources

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 spelt
  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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