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Non-gmo sunflower lecithin on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Non-gmo sunflower lecithin is a kind of sunflower lecithin. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 64 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.
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Does non-gmo sunflower lecithin contain an allergen?
It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link non-gmo sunflower lecithin to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.
Is non-gmo sunflower lecithin vegan?
Yes. Non-gmo sunflower lecithin is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does non-gmo sunflower lecithin have on a label?
On European labels it is “lécithine de tournesol sans OGM” in French, “lecitina di girasole non ogm” in Italian and “ne-gmo suncokretov lecitin” in Croatian.
- French
- lécithine de tournesol sans OGM
- Italian
- lecitina di girasole non ogm, lecitine di girasole non ogm
- Croatian
- ne-gmo suncokretov lecitin
Which foods contain non-gmo sunflower lecithin?
Open Food Facts lists non-gmo sunflower lecithin in the ingredients of 64 products, most often biscuits and cakes, drinks with sweeteners and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, Canada and New Zealand.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 54 · Canada 4 · New Zealand 3 · Bolivia 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where non-gmo sunflower lecithin turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is non-gmo sunflower lecithin?
Non-gmo sunflower lecithin is a kind of sunflower lecithin.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Non-gmo sunflower lecithin
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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