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Non hydrogenated palm fat on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Non hydrogenated palm fat is a kind of palm oil and fat. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 141 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does non hydrogenated palm fat contain an allergen?

Non hydrogenated palm fat 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 non hydrogenated palm fat vegan?

Yes. Non hydrogenated palm fat 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 non hydrogenated palm fat have on a label?

In English non hydrogenated palm fat can also read “unhydrogenated palm fat”. On European labels it is “ungehärtetes Palmfett” in German, “grasa de palma no hidrogenada” in Spanish and “grasso di palma non idrogenato” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishunhydrogenated palm fat
German
ungehärtetes Palmfett, Palmfett ungehärtet
Spanish
grasa de palma no hidrogenada
Italian
grasso di palma non idrogenato
Dutch
Niet gehydrogeneerd palmvet
Danish
ikke-hydrogeneret palmefedt
Croatian
nehidrogenizirana palmina mast

Which foods contain non hydrogenated palm fat?

Open Food Facts lists non hydrogenated palm fat in the ingredients of 141 products, most often biscuits and cakes, breakfast cereals and sweets. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and Switzerland.

  • Biscuits and cakes54
  • Breakfast cereals14
  • Sweets12
  • Ready meals8
  • Bread4
  • Chocolate3

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 65 · France 16 · Switzerland 15 · Spain 11.

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

What kind of ingredient is non hydrogenated palm fat?

Non hydrogenated palm fat is a kind of palm oil and fat.

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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: Non hydrogenated palm fat
  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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