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Ingredient dictionary

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

Corn oil is a kind of vegetable oil. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 7,429 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. 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 corn oil contain an allergen?

Corn 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 corn oil vegan?

Yes. Corn 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 corn oil have on a label?

In English corn oil can also read “maize oil”. On European labels it is “huile de maïs” in French, “Maiskeimöl” in German and “Aceite de maíz” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishmaize oil

French: huile de maïs
German: Maiskeimöl, Maisöl
Spanish: Aceite de maíz
Italian: Olio di semi di mais, olio di mais
Dutch: Maïskiemolie, Maïsolie
Portuguese: Óleo de milho
Polish: Olej kukurydziany, olej z kukurydzy
Danish: Majsolie
Norwegian: Maisolje
Finnish: Maissiöljy
Hungarian: kukoricaolaj
Romanian: ulei de porumb
Croatian: kukuruzno ulje, u različitim omjerima ulja
Turkish: mısır yağı, mısırözü yağı

Which foods contain corn oil?

Open Food Facts lists corn oil in the ingredients of 7,429 products, most often biscuits and cakes, savoury snacks and ready meals. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes691
Savoury snacks547
Ready meals524
Pizzas, pies and quiches357
Pasta, rice and flour257
Dressings and sauces223

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 6,136 · France 368 · Germany 247 · Italy 192.

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

How many calories are in corn oil?

Corn 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 “Maize/corn 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 12 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0 g, energy 3,700 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 17190. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is corn oil?

Corn oil is a kind of vegetable oil.

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

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