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Wholemeal barley on a food label: it contains gluten

Wholemeal barley is a kind of barley. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 572 products, most often in breakfast cereals.

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Does wholemeal barley contain an allergen?

Yes. Wholemeal barley 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.

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

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Is wholemeal barley vegan?

Yes. Wholemeal barley 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 wholemeal barley have on a label?

On European labels it is “orge complète” in French, “Vollkorngerste” in German and “cebada integral” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

French
orge complète
German
Vollkorngerste
Spanish
cebada integral
Italian
orzo integrale
Dutch
volkorengerst
Portuguese
cevada integral
Polish
jeçzmień z pełnego przemiału, jęczmienne pełnoziarniste
Danish
fuldkornsbyg
Finnish
täysjyväohra
Hungarian
teljes kiőrésű árpa
Croatian
integralni ječam

Which foods contain wholemeal barley?

Open Food Facts lists wholemeal barley or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 572 products, most often breakfast cereals, pasta, rice and flour and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the United States.

  • Breakfast cereals333
  • Pasta, rice and flour77
  • Biscuits and cakes56
  • Bread15
  • Baby foods5
  • Sandwiches4

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 166 · France 136 · United States 135 · Spain 55.

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

What kind of ingredient is wholemeal barley?

Wholemeal barley is a kind of barley.

Kinds of wholemeal barleyWhole grain barley flakes

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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: Wholemeal barley
  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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