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Non-hydrogenated vegetable oils on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Non-hydrogenated vegetable oils are a kind of vegetable oil. They are not one of the allergens that labels must declare. They are vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 738 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Do non-hydrogenated vegetable oils contain an allergen?

Non-hydrogenated vegetable oils are 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.

Are non-hydrogenated vegetable oils vegan?

Yes. Non-hydrogenated vegetable oils are vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in them.

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 do non-hydrogenated vegetable oils have on a label?

In English non-hydrogenated vegetable oils can also read “non hydrogenated vegetable oil”. On European labels they are “huiles végétales non hydrogénées” in French, “ungehärtete pflanzliche Öle” in German and “aceite vegetales no hidrogenados” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

In Englishnon hydrogenated vegetable oil
French
huiles végétales non hydrogénées, huile végétale non hydrogénée
German
ungehärtete pflanzliche Öle
Spanish
aceite vegetales no hidrogenados
Italian
oli vegetali non idrogenati
Finnish
kovettamaton kasviöljy, kovettamattomat kasviöljyt
Hungarian
nem hidrogénezett növényi olaj
Croatian
nehidrogenizirana biljna ulja

Which foods contain non-hydrogenated vegetable oils?

Open Food Facts lists non-hydrogenated vegetable oils in the ingredients of 738 products, most often biscuits and cakes, margarine and sweets. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Belgium.

  • Biscuits and cakes250
  • Margarine50
  • Sweets36
  • Savoury snacks35
  • Ready meals18
  • Chocolate17

Products with it, by country of sale: France 266 · United States 89 · Belgium 75 · Mexico 56.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where non-hydrogenated vegetable oils turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are non-hydrogenated vegetable oils?

Non-hydrogenated vegetable oils are a kind of vegetable 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 vegetable oils
  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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