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Whole wheat groats on a food label: they contain gluten

Whole wheat groats are a kind of whole wheat. They contain gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 121 products, most often in bread.

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Do whole wheat groats contain an allergen?

Yes. Whole wheat groats 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.

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

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Are whole wheat groats vegan?

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

On European labels they are “blé complet égrugé” in French, “Weizenvollkornschrot” in German and “cruschello di frumento integrale” in Italian. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
blé complet égrugé
German
Weizenvollkornschrot
Italian
cruschello di frumento integrale
Swedish
fullkornsvetekross
Danish
groftmalet fuldkornshvedemel
Finnish
täysjyvävehnärouhe, täysjyvävehnärouhetta
Czech
celozrnny pšeničny šrot, celozrnný pšeničný šrot
Hungarian
teljes kiőrlésű búzadara
Croatian
pšenična prekrupa od cjelovitog zrna

Which foods contain whole wheat groats?

Open Food Facts lists whole wheat groats in the ingredients of 121 products, most often bread, sandwiches and ready meals. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Switzerland.

  • Bread42
  • Sandwiches35
  • Ready meals10
  • Biscuits and cakes9
  • Dressings and sauces4
  • Breakfast cereals4

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 88 · France 22 · Switzerland 21 · Hungary 5.

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

What kind of ingredient are whole wheat groats?

Whole wheat groats are a kind of whole wheat.

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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 wheat groats
  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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