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

Refined vegetable oil is a kind of oil and fat. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 175 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does refined vegetable oil contain an allergen?

Refined vegetable 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 vegetable oil vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of refined vegetable oil are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does refined vegetable oil have on a label?

On European labels it is “Raffinierte pflanzliche Öle” in German, “grasas vegetales refinadas” in Spanish and “olio vegetale raffinato” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

German
Raffinierte pflanzliche Öle, raffinierte Pflanzenöle
Spanish
grasas vegetales refinadas, aceite vegetal refinado
Italian
olio vegetale raffinato
Portuguese
óleo vegetal refinado
Polish
rafinowany olej roślinny, olej roślinny rafinowany
Croatian
rafinirano biljno ulje

Which foods contain refined vegetable oil?

Open Food Facts lists refined vegetable oil in the ingredients of 175 products, most often biscuits and cakes, dressings and sauces and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in the United States, Spain and India.

  • Biscuits and cakes28
  • Dressings and sauces10
  • Savoury snacks10
  • Bread10
  • Ice cream8
  • Sweets5

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 31 · Spain 21 · India 21 · Bulgaria 9.

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

What kind of ingredient is refined vegetable oil?

Refined vegetable oil is a kind of 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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Refined vegetable 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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