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

Hemp seed 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 66 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does hemp seed oil contain an allergen?

Hemp seed 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 hemp seed oil vegan?

Yes. Hemp seed 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 hemp seed oil have on a label?

On European labels it is “Hanföl” in German, “aciete de semillas de Cáñamo Sativa L” in Spanish and “olio di semi di canapa” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

German
Hanföl, Hanfsamenöl
Spanish
aciete de semillas de Cáñamo Sativa L
Italian
olio di semi di canapa
Croatian
ulje sjemenki konoplje

Which foods contain hemp seed oil?

Open Food Facts lists hemp seed oil in the ingredients of 66 products, most often dressings and sauces, fats and spreads and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.

  • Dressings and sauces16
  • Fats and spreads8
  • Sweetened drinks6
  • Unsweetened drinks3
  • Ready meals2
  • Salty and fatty foods1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 36 · Germany 20 · United Kingdom 3 · Italy 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is hemp seed oil?

Hemp seed 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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Hemp seed oil
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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