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

Virgin coconut oil is a kind of coconut oil. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 474 products, most often in fats and spreads.

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Does virgin coconut oil contain an allergen?

Virgin coconut 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 virgin coconut oil vegan?

Yes. Virgin coconut 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 virgin coconut oil have on a label?

In English virgin coconut oil can also read “raw coconut oil”. On European labels it is “huile vierge de noix de coco” in French, “Natives Kokosöl” in German and “Aceite virgen de coco” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishraw coconut oil
French
huile vierge de noix de coco, huile de coco vierge
German
Natives Kokosöl, Kokosöl nativ
Spanish
Aceite virgen de coco, Aceite de coco virgen
Italian
olio di cocco vergine
Polish
olej kokosowy virgin
Croatian
djevičansko kokosovo ulje

Which foods contain virgin coconut oil?

Open Food Facts lists virgin coconut oil in the ingredients of 474 products, most often fats and spreads, pasta, rice and flour and sweets. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Fats and spreads178
  • Pasta, rice and flour39
  • Sweets24
  • Breakfast cereals21
  • Biscuits and cakes20
  • Dressings and sauces8

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 318 · France 97 · Germany 32 · United Kingdom 13.

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

What kind of ingredient is virgin coconut oil?

Virgin coconut oil is a kind of coconut oil.

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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.

  1. Open Food Facts: Virgin coconut 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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