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

Non-hydrogenated palm oil is a kind of palm oil. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 564 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does non-hydrogenated palm oil contain an allergen?

Non-hydrogenated palm 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 non-hydrogenated palm oil vegan?

Yes. Non-hydrogenated palm 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 non-hydrogenated palm oil have on a label?

On European labels it is “huile de palme non hydrogénée” in French, “ungehärtetes Palmöl” in German and “aceite de palma no hidrogenado” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.

French
huile de palme non hydrogénée
German
ungehärtetes Palmöl, Palmöl ungehärtet
Spanish
aceite de palma no hidrogenado
Italian
olio di palma non idrogenato
Dutch
niet-gehydrogeneerde palm, niet gehydrogeneerde palmolie
Polish
nieutwardzony olej palmowy
Finnish
kovettamaton palmuöljy, hydrogenoimaton palmuöljy
Hungarian
nem hidrogénezett pálmaolaj
Croatian
nehidrogenirano palmino ulje

Which foods contain non-hydrogenated palm oil?

Open Food Facts lists non-hydrogenated palm oil in the ingredients of 564 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Italy.

  • Biscuits and cakes245
  • Sweets26
  • Ready meals20
  • Bread19
  • Breakfast cereals16
  • Savoury snacks13

Products with it, by country of sale: France 268 · United States 150 · Italy 30 · Germany 28.

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

What kind of ingredient is non-hydrogenated palm oil?

Non-hydrogenated palm oil is a kind of palm 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: Non-hydrogenated palm 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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