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Ingredient dictionary

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

Linseed 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 714 products, most often in margarine. Per 100 g: about 900 kcal and 0 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does linseed oil contain an allergen?

Linseed 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 linseed oil vegan?

Yes. Linseed 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 linseed oil have on a label?

In English linseed oil can also read “flaxseed oil”. On European labels it is “huile de lin” in French, “Leinöl” in German and “aceite de linaza” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In Englishflaxseed oil

French: huile de lin, huile végétale de lin
German: Leinöl
Spanish: aceite de linaza
Italian: olio di lino
Dutch: lijnzaadolie
Portuguese: óleo de linhaça
Polish: olej lniany
Swedish: Linolja, linfröolja
Danish: Linolie
Norwegian: linolje
Finnish: pellavaöljy, pellavansiemenöljy
Czech: Lněný olej
Hungarian: lenmagolaj, lenolaj
Romanian: Ulei de in
Croatian: laneno ulje
Turkish: Keten yağı

Which foods contain linseed oil?

Open Food Facts lists linseed oil or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 714 products, most often margarine, fats and spreads and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Margarine139
Fats and spreads88
Pasta, rice and flour54
Ready meals28
Dressings and sauces21
Plant-based drinks17

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 234 · France 230 · Germany 95 · United Kingdom 50.

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

How many calories are in linseed oil?

Linseed 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 “Linseed 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 9.2 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0 g, energy 3,700 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 17180. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is linseed oil?

Linseed oil is a kind of vegetable oil.

Kinds of linseed oilCold pressed flaxseed oilFlaxseed oil with added sliced flaxseedOrganic linseed oil

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