Is kamut (khorasan wheat) gluten-free? No

No. Kamut contains gluten. Kamut is a trade name for khorasan wheat, an old type of wheat.

What to know

• EU allergen law lists khorasan wheat among the cereals containing gluten, so it has to be named and highlighted on labels.
• It’s sold as pasta, flour, flakes and puffed grains in health-food shops, often without the word wheat in the name.

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Sources: EU Regulation 1169/2011 (Annex II: cereals containing gluten, namely wheat such as spelt and khorasan wheat, rye, barley, oats), Coeliac UK, Codex Alimentarius (gluten-free = 20 mg/kg or less). Checked 28 September 2026. We inform, we don’t diagnose: for medical questions, your doctor or dietitian has the last word.