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Ingredient dictionary

Colza oil on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Colza oil is a kind of rapeseed oil. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 40,061 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 900 kcal and 0 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does colza oil contain an allergen?

Colza oil is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is colza oil vegan?

Yes. Colza oil is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does colza oil have on a label?

In English colza oil can also read “colza vegetable oil”. On European labels it is “huile de colza” in French, “Kolzaöl” in German and “aceite de colza” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishcolza vegetable oil

French: huile de colza, huile végétale de colza
German: Kolzaöl, Kohlsaatöl
Spanish: aceite de colza
Italian: olio di colza, olio vegetale di colza
Dutch: koolzaadolie, plantaardige koolzaadolie
Croatian: uljana repica, uljane repice

Which foods contain colza oil?

Open Food Facts lists colza oil in the ingredients of 40,061 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and Switzerland.

Ready meals6,835
Biscuits and cakes5,706
Dressings and sauces2,839
Bread1,934
Sandwiches1,651
Pizzas, pies and quiches1,495

Products with it, by country of sale: France 34,004 · Belgium 3,438 · Switzerland 2,872 · Germany 977.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where colza oil turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in colza oil?

Colza oil has about 900 kcal per 100 g, with 0 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 100 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Rapeseed oil” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

900kcal per 100 g

0g protein

0g carbohydrate

100g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 7.3 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0 g, energy 3,700 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 17130. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is colza oil?

Colza oil is a kind of rapeseed oil.

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