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Ingredient dictionary

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

Sunflower oil is a kind of vegetable oil. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 128,311 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 901 kcal and 0.3 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does sunflower oil contain an allergen?

Sunflower 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 sunflower oil vegan?

Yes. Sunflower 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 sunflower oil have on a label?

In English sunflower oil can also read “sunflower seed oil” or “sunflower vegetable oil”. On European labels it is “huile de tournesol” in French, “Sonnenblumenöl” in German and “aceite de girasol” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In Englishsunflower seed oilsunflower vegetable oil

French: huile de tournesol, huile de graines de tournesol
German: Sonnenblumenöl
Spanish: aceite de girasol, aceite vegetal de girasol
Italian: olio di girasole, Olio di semi di girasole
Dutch: zonnebloemolie, plantaardige zonnebloemolie
Portuguese: óleo de girassol, óleo vegetal de girassol
Polish: Olej słonecznikowy, olej roślinny słonecznikowy
Swedish: solrosolja, vegetabilisk solrosolja
Danish: solsikkeolie
Norwegian: solsikkeolje
Finnish: auringonkukkaöljy, auringonkukkaöljyä
Czech: Slunečnicový olej
Hungarian: napraforgóolaj, napraforgó olaj
Romanian: ulei de floarea soarelui, Ulei de floarea-soarelui
Croatian: suncokretovo ulje, suncokretovo ulja
Turkish: Ayçiçek yağı

Which foods contain sunflower oil?

Open Food Facts lists sunflower oil or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 128,311 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and savoury snacks. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

Ready meals11,716
Biscuits and cakes11,269
Savoury snacks10,069
Dressings and sauces7,206
Breakfast cereals4,356
Sweets4,028

Products with it, by country of sale: France 47,498 · United States 30,530 · Germany 13,757 · United Kingdom 8,675.

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

How many calories are in sunflower oil?

Sunflower oil has about 901 kcal per 100 g, with 0.3 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 100 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Sunflower oil” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

901kcal per 100 g

0.3g protein

0g carbohydrate

100g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 11 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.03 g, energy 3,700 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 17440. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is sunflower oil?

Sunflower oil is a kind of vegetable oil.

Kinds of sunflower oilHigh oleic sunflower oil Refined sunflower oil Deodorized sunflower oil Non-hydrogenated sunflower oil High oleic sunflower Cold pressed sunflower oilFully hydrogenated sunflower oilPartially hydrogenated sunflower oilOrganic sunflower oil

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