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Refined coconut oil on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Refined coconut oil is a kind of coconut oil. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 354 products, most often in fats and spreads.

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Does refined coconut oil contain an allergen?

Refined coconut 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 refined coconut oil vegan?

Yes. Refined coconut 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 refined coconut oil have on a label?

On European labels it is “Huile de noix de coco raffinée” in French, “raffiniertes Kokosöl” in German and “aceite de coco refinado” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
Huile de noix de coco raffinée
German
raffiniertes Kokosöl, raffiniertes Kokosnussöl
Spanish
aceite de coco refinado
Italian
olio di cocco raffinato
Polish
rafinowany olej kokosowy, olej kokosowy rafinowany
Croatian
rafinirano kokosovo ulje

Which foods contain refined coconut oil?

Open Food Facts lists refined coconut oil in the ingredients of 354 products, most often fats and spreads, biscuits and cakes and ice cream. Most of them are sold in the United States, Germany and Russia.

  • Fats and spreads63
  • Biscuits and cakes40
  • Ice cream27
  • Sweets10
  • Meat9
  • Cheese6

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 188 · Germany 32 · Russia 27 · France 26.

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

What kind of ingredient is refined coconut oil?

Refined coconut oil is a kind of coconut 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: Refined coconut 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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