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Wholemeal barley flour on a food label: it contains gluten
Wholemeal barley flour is a kind of barley flour. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 620 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.
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Does wholemeal barley flour contain an allergen?
Yes. Wholemeal barley flour 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 wholemeal barley flour vegan?
Yes. Wholemeal barley flour is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does wholemeal barley flour have on a label?
In English wholemeal barley flour can also read “whole grain barley flour” or “wholegrain barley flour”. On European labels it is “farine complète d’orge” in French, “Gerstenvollkornmehl” in German and “harina de cebada integral” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.
- French
- farine complète d’orge, farine d'orge complète
- German
- Gerstenvollkornmehl, Gersten-Vollkornmehl
- Spanish
- harina de cebada integral, harina integral de cebada
- Italian
- farina integrale d'orzo, farina integrale di orzo
- Dutch
- volkoren gerstemeel
- Polish
- mąka jęczmienna pełnoziarnista, pełnoziarnista mąka jęczmienna
- Swedish
- fullkornskornmjöl
- Finnish
- täysjyväohrajauho
- Czech
- celozrnná ječná mouka
- Hungarian
- teljes kiőrlésű árpaliszt
- Croatian
- integralno ječmeno brašno, ječmeno brašno iz cijelog zrna
Which foods contain wholemeal barley flour?
Open Food Facts lists wholemeal barley flour in the ingredients of 620 products, most often biscuits and cakes, breakfast cereals and bread. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Switzerland.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 310 · United States 125 · Switzerland 80 · Germany 55.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where wholemeal barley flour turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is wholemeal barley flour?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, wholemeal barley flour sits under barley flour and wholemeal flour.
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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: Wholemeal barley flour
- 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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