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Is Becel Original ultra-processed?

Margarines Sold in Canada

Pack of Becel Original

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed margarines

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

canola oil 74%, water, palm, palm kernel oils 6%, salt, buttermilk powder 0.2%, natural flavours, lactic acid, vitamin a palmitate (vitamin a), vitamin da, beta carotene, soy lecithin, calcium disodium edta ingrédients (huile de canola 74%), eau, huiles de palme et de palmiste modifiées 6%, sel, babeurre en poudre 0.2% (lait), arômes naturels, acide lactique, palmitate de vitamine a (vitamine a), vitamine ds, bêta-carotène, ecithine de soia, edta de calcium disodique

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

canola oil 74%, water, modified palm and palm kernel oils 6%, salt, buttermilk powder 0.2% (milk), natural flavours, lactic acid, vitamin a palmitate (vitamin a), vitamin da, beta carotene, soy lecithin, calcium disodium edta ingrédients: huile de canola 74%, eau, huiles de palme et de palmiste modifiées 6 %, sel, babeurre en poudre 0.2% (lait), arômes naturels, acide lactique, palmitate de vitamine a (vitamine a), vitamine ds, bêta-carotène, ecithine de soia, edta de calcium disodique.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Palm An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 184 margarines

From least to most processed, this one ranks 106th. 85% of the margarines here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 184 margarines, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0011115001516, last edited 24 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.