Common rye products include rye flakes, kibbled rye, and rye flour.

Kibbled rye

Kibbled rye is whole rye grains cracked into smaller pieces. It is used in bread making.

Rye flour

Rye flour is a powder milled from whole rye grains. It varies from light to dark, depending on how much of the bran is left in the flour after processing. The more bran that is left in, the darker the flour. Rye flour is mainly used to make bread. It produces breads with a distinctive sour taste. Lighter rye flour results in pale grey dough and dark rye flour results in a dark greyish-brown 'black bread', such as Germany's pumpernickel bread. Rye is low in gluten, so rye breads are rather dense.

Rye flakes

Rye flakes are made from whole rye grains which have been steamed and flattened by rolling. They may be added to soups, stew, cakes and breads.