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Wholemeal rye on a food label: it contains gluten

Wholemeal rye is a kind of rye. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 795 products, most often in bread.

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Does wholemeal rye contain an allergen?

Yes. Wholemeal rye 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 rye vegan?

Yes. Wholemeal rye 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 rye have on a label?

On European labels it is “seigle complet” in French, “Vollkornroggen” in German and “centeno integral” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
seigle complet
German
Vollkornroggen, Roggenvollkorn
Spanish
centeno integral
Italian
Segale integrale
Dutch
volkorenrogge
Swedish
fullkornsråg, fullkorn av råg
Finnish
täysjyväruis
Hungarian
teljes kiőrlésű rozs
Croatian
integralna raž

Which foods contain wholemeal rye?

Open Food Facts lists wholemeal rye or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 795 products, most often bread, breakfast cereals and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the United States.

  • Bread445
  • Breakfast cereals121
  • Pasta, rice and flour45
  • Biscuits and cakes30
  • Sandwiches25
  • Savoury snacks7

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 372 · France 178 · United States 93 · Spain 52.

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

What kind of ingredient is wholemeal rye?

Wholemeal rye is a kind of rye.

Kinds of wholemeal ryeWholemeal rye groatsWhole rye sourdough

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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 rye
  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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