Farro
Farro is an Italian name for hulled ancient wheat grains such as emmer, spelt or einkorn, so it contains gluten.
- Used in
- Food ingredient
- Role
- Cereal
- Database entry
- Wheat flour
In the IngrediLens database, farro is one of the names listed under Wheat flour, so the app gives it the same allergen and diet flags.
Contains / relevant to
- Gluten (wheat, barley, rye): Relevant to people avoiding gluten. Wheat, barley, rye, spelt and malt-derived ingredients.
What to look for on labels
- On prepacked food in the EU and UK, cereals containing gluten must be emphasised in the ingredient list (usually in bold), so look for farro in bold or with its source named, for example “farro (wheat)”.
- In the US, a major food allergen (milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) must be named in brackets after the ingredient or in a “Contains:” line under the list.
Related
- Wheat flourWheat flour is flour milled from wheat grain and one of the most common sources of gluten on food labels.
- SpeltSpelt is an ancient species of wheat (Triticum spelta) and contains gluten, even when a pack does not use…
- EmmerEmmer is an ancient hulled wheat species, sold as farro in Italy, and it contains gluten.
- EinkornEinkorn is one of the oldest cultivated wheat species and contains gluten.
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- How to read allergen labels on food (EU, UK and US)Guide
Sources
Cereals containing gluten are a declarable allergen in the EU (Reg. 1169/2011 Annex II) and the US (FALCPA).
- EU Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information, Annex II (allergens)
- US Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA)
- IngrediLens ingredient database (names, flags and notes shown on this page)
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