Ingredient dictionary
Rapeseed oil on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Rapeseed oil is a kind of vegetable oil and fat. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 123,747 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 900 kcal and 0 g protein.
By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 4 sourcesHow we check
Fits you
for a vegan profile
Does rapeseed oil contain an allergen?
Rapeseed 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 rapeseed oil vegan?
Yes. Rapeseed oil is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.
What other names does rapeseed oil have on a label?
In English rapeseed oil can also read “rapeseed fat”, “rapeseed oil and fat” or “rapeseed vegetable oil”. On European labels it is “Rapsöl” in German, “aceite de nabina” in Spanish and “raapolie” in Dutch. The other 11 languages are listed below.
- German
- Rapsöl, Rapsol
- Spanish
- aceite de nabina, aceite vegetal de nabina
- Dutch
- raapolie, raap
- Portuguese
- óleo de colza
- Polish
- olej roślinny rzepakowy, olej rzepakowy
- Swedish
- rapsolja, rapsfett
- Danish
- rapsolie, rapsolje
- Norwegian
- rapsolje
- Finnish
- rapsiöljy, rapsirasva
- Czech
- řepkový olej, olej řepkový
- Hungarian
- repceolaj, repcemagolaj
- Romanian
- ulei de rapiță, ulei vegetal de rapiță
- Croatian
- repičino ulje, repicino ulje
- Turkish
- Kolza yağı
Which foods contain rapeseed oil?
Open Food Facts lists rapeseed oil or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 123,747 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 38,469 · United States 37,748 · Germany 14,035 · United Kingdom 13,482.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where rapeseed oil turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in rapeseed oil?
Rapeseed 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 “Rapeseed oil” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 7.3 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0 g, energy 3,700 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 17130. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is rapeseed oil?
Rapeseed oil is a kind of vegetable oil and fat.
Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers
Sources
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: Rapeseed oil
- 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
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
Contains information from Open Food Facts, which is made available here under the Open Database License (ODbL). Read the licence · Download this dictionary’s data · How we check
Create a website profile with the things you avoid and the people you check for.
Build my profileSave and edit your profile on this website. App transfer is not available yet.