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High oleic sunflower oil on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

High oleic sunflower oil is a kind of sunflower oil. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 6,257 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does high oleic sunflower oil contain an allergen?

High oleic sunflower 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 high oleic sunflower oil vegan?

Yes. High oleic sunflower 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 high oleic sunflower oil have on a label?

On European labels it is “huile de tournesol à haute teneur en acide oléique” in French, “High Oleic-Sonnenblumenöl” in German and “aceite de girasol alto oleico” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
huile de tournesol à haute teneur en acide oléique, huile de tournesol à teneur élevée en acide oléique
German
High Oleic-Sonnenblumenöl, High-Oleic-Sonnenblumenöl
Spanish
aceite de girasol alto oleico, aceite refinado de girasol alto oleico
Italian
olio di girasole alto oleico
Dutch
high oleic zonnebloemolie
Portuguese
óleo de girassol com alto teor em ácido oleico, óleo refinado de girassol alto oleíco
Croatian
suncokretovo ulje s visokim udjelom oleinske kiseline, visokooleinsko suncokretovo ulje

Which foods contain high oleic sunflower oil?

Open Food Facts lists high oleic sunflower oil in the ingredients of 6,257 products, most often biscuits and cakes, savoury snacks and bread. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Spain.

  • Biscuits and cakes1,247
  • Savoury snacks637
  • Bread345
  • Fats and spreads158
  • Sweets149
  • Ready meals145

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 2,378 · France 1,397 · Spain 1,177 · Italy 510.

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

What kind of ingredient is high oleic sunflower oil?

High oleic sunflower oil is a kind of sunflower 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: High oleic sunflower 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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