Ingredient dictionary
Soya and sunflower lecithin on a food label: it contains soy
Soya and sunflower lecithin is a kind of soya lecithin. It contains soy, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 187 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.
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Does soya and sunflower lecithin contain an allergen?
Yes. Soya and sunflower lecithin contains soy: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | Required | Required | Required |
Is soya and sunflower lecithin vegan?
Yes. Soya and sunflower lecithin is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does soya and sunflower lecithin have on a label?
On European labels it is “lécithine de soja et de tournesol” in French, “Sojalecithin und Sonnenblumen” in German and “lecitina de soja y girasol” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.
- French
- lécithine de soja et de tournesol
- German
- Sojalecithin und Sonnenblumen
- Spanish
- lecitina de soja y girasol
- Italian
- lecitina di soia e di girasole, lecitine di soia e di girasole
- Finnish
- soija- ja auringonkukkalesitiini
- Hungarian
- szója- és napraforgólecitin
- Croatian
- sojin i suncokretov lecitin
Which foods contain soya and sunflower lecithin?
Open Food Facts lists soya and sunflower lecithin in the ingredients of 187 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and chocolate. Most of them are sold in the United States, Canada and France.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 60 · Canada 47 · France 34 · Spain 28.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where soya and sunflower lecithin turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is soya and sunflower lecithin?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, soya and sunflower lecithin sits under soya lecithin and sunflower lecithin.
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- Open Food Facts: Soya and sunflower lecithin
- 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
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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