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Whole wheat bulgur on a food label: it contains gluten

Whole wheat bulgur is a kind of bulgur. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 41 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does whole wheat bulgur contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole wheat bulgur 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 wheat bulgur vegan?

Yes. Whole wheat bulgur 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 wheat bulgur have on a label?

In English whole wheat bulgur can also read “wholewheat bulgur” or “wholemeal wheat bulgur”. On European labels it is “boulgour de blé complet” in French, “grano bulgur integrale” in Italian and “bulgur od cijelog zrna pšenice” in Croatian.

In Englishwholewheat bulgurwholemeal wheat bulgur
French
boulgour de blé complet
Italian
grano bulgur integrale, grano integrale bulgur
Croatian
bulgur od cijelog zrna pšenice

Which foods contain whole wheat bulgur?

Open Food Facts lists whole wheat bulgur in the ingredients of 41 products, most often ready meals, pasta, rice and flour and cereals and potatoes. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Belgium.

  • Ready meals3
  • Pasta, rice and flour1
  • Cereals and potatoes1
  • Savoury snacks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 40 · United States 1 · Belgium 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is whole wheat bulgur?

Whole wheat bulgur is a kind of bulgur.

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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 wheat bulgur
  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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