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Malted Wheat Flour

Also known as: wheat malt flour

Low concern

Wheat is one of the nine major food allergens recognized under FALCPA and contains gluten. Malted wheat flour also contains malt (gluten-containing).

Found in

867 products

What it is

Wheat flour with added malted wheat or malted barley flour; provides natural enzymes (amylases) and sugars from sprouted grain.

Flour base; supplies enzymes and sugars for fermentation in bread.

Why it's flagged

major food allergen (FALCPA: wheat)
contains gluten

What regulators actually say

"FALCPA identifies eight foods or food groups as the major food allergens. They are milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans."

FDA — fda.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Permitted; wheat must be declared per FALCPA

European Union — EFSA

Permitted; cereals containing gluten listed in Annex II of EU Regulation 1169/2011

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