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Ingredient dictionary

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

Vegetable oil is a kind of vegetable oil and fat. Some kinds of vegetable oil carry an allergen (peanuts). It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 295,045 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 900 kcal and 0.2 g protein.

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

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Does vegetable oil contain an allergen?

It depends on the kind. Some kinds of vegetable oil carry an allergen: peanut oil contains peanuts. A label must name the allergen, so check which kind it says.

Is vegetable oil vegan?

Yes. Vegetable 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.

Peanut allergyHeads upSome kinds contain peanuts, for example peanut oil.

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What other names does vegetable oil have on a label?

In English vegetable oil can also read “vegetal oil”, “vegetal oils” or “vegetable oils”. On European labels it is “huile végétale” in French, “Pflanzenöle” in German and “Aceite vegetal” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In Englishvegetal oilvegetal oilsvegetable oilsplant oils

French: huile végétale, huiles végétales
German: Pflanzenöle, pflanzliche Öle
Spanish: Aceite vegetal, aceites vegetales
Italian: Olio vegetale, oli vegetali
Dutch: plantaardige olie, Spijsolie
Portuguese: Óleo vegetal, óleos vegetais
Polish: Olej roślinny, oleje roślinne
Swedish: vegetabilisk olja, vegetabiliska oljor
Danish: vegetabilsk olie, vegetabilisk olie
Norwegian: vegetabilsk olje, vegetabilisk olje
Finnish: kasviöljy, kasviöljyt
Czech: Rostlinný olej, rostlinné oleje
Hungarian: növényi olaj, növényi olajak
Romanian: Ulei vegetal, uleiuri vegetale
Croatian: biljno ulje, biljna ulja
Turkish: Bitkisel yağ

Which foods contain vegetable oil?

Open Food Facts lists vegetable oil or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 295,045 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes30,594
Ready meals21,628
Dressings and sauces19,828
Savoury snacks14,614
Sweets12,613
Bread11,948

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 125,865 · France 76,002 · Germany 21,260 · United Kingdom 14,560.

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

How many calories are in vegetable oil?

Vegetable oil has about 900 kcal per 100 g, with 0.2 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 100 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Vegetable oil -average-” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

900kcal per 100 g

0.2g protein

0g carbohydrate

100g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 14 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.01 g, energy 3,700 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 17001. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is vegetable oil?

Vegetable oil is a kind of vegetable oil and fat.

Kinds of vegetable oilSunflower oilSoya oilOlive oil Coconut oil Cottonseed oil Corn oilSesame oilPeanut oil Hydrogenated vegetable oil Safflower oil Rice bran oil Avocado oil Non-hydrogenated vegetable oils Linseed oil Vegetable oil blend Shea oil

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