Names that mean wheat
- Wheat, wheat flour, wheat starch, wheat gluten
- Semolina, durumDurum wheat, and the flour milled from it.
- SpeltAn old variety of wheat.
- FarinaMilled wheat, often in breakfast cereal.
- SeitanMade from wheat gluten.
Look-alikes that aren’t wheat
- BuckwheatNot related to wheat, despite the name. It’s a separate allergen.
What the law requires
| United States | A major food allergen.1 Rye and barley aren’t. |
|---|---|
| European Union | Declared as “Cereals containing gluten”: wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt and kamut. Glucose syrup and maltodextrin made from wheat are exempt.2 |
| Japan | Mandatory (小麦).3 |
On labels in other languages
| Spanish | Chinese | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| trigo | 小麦、小麥 | 小麦 |