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Sunflower protein on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Sunflower protein is a kind of plant protein. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 554 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.
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Does sunflower protein contain an allergen?
Sunflower protein 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 protein vegan?
Yes. Sunflower protein is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does sunflower protein have on a label?
On European labels it is “protéine de tournesol” in French, “Sonnenblumeneiweiß” in German and “proteine di girasole” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.
- French
- protéine de tournesol
- German
- Sonnenblumeneiweiß, Sonnenblumenprotein
- Italian
- proteine di girasole
- Polish
- białko słonecznika, białko słonecznikowe
- Romanian
- proteină de floarea-soarelui
- Croatian
- suncokretovih bjelančevina, suncokretove bjelančevine
Which foods contain sunflower protein?
Open Food Facts lists sunflower protein or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 554 products, most often biscuits and cakes, salty and fatty foods and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in Germany, France and the United States.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 221 · France 134 · United States 129 · Poland 21.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where sunflower protein turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is sunflower protein?
Sunflower protein is a kind of plant protein.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Sunflower protein
- 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
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